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discusses the impact of culture on legislation and education as explained by Plato in his Laws. Discussion Were using an on-line full-text edition of the Laws; the translation is by
Benjamin Jowett. The first thing of importance is that the word "culture" doesnt appear anywhere in the 12 books that comprise the Laws. Much recent scholarship has gone into the
problem of trying to determine what exactly we mean by the word "culture"-everyone has a sense of what it means, but an exact definition is hard to find. Heres one:
"The accumulated habits, attitudes, and beliefs of a group of people that define for them their general behavior and way of life; the total set of learned activities of a
people" (Culture, 1999). Among other things, we will assume that when we speak of a culture we also speak of a group of people who share the same language, the
same general viewpoint (that is, while Americans have widely divergent opinions, it is probably fair to say that most believe in a democratic form of government), and the same body
of laws. That brings us back to Plato and his discussion. Plato brings both legislation and education into the Laws very early on, indicating they are of great importance. His
three characters (a stranger from Athens; Cleinias, from Crete; and Megillus, a Lacedaemonian) are discussing their various types of government, describing them as a means of passing the time on
a journey, and explaining where their laws come from. So merely by framing his dialogue in this way, Plato has pointed us to a discussion of the various cultures-even though
he doesnt call it that-as one of the foundation concepts of the books. The three travelers each argues (naturally) in favor of their own home. The dialogue actually begins
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