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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion (A): 'Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, cities will never have rest from their evils.'
Reason (R): Plato's 'Republic' aimed at the representation of human life in a state perfected by justice and governed according to the Idea of the Good.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A): 'Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, cities will never have rest from their evils.'
Reason (R): Plato's 'Republic' aimed at the representation of human life in a state perfected by justice and governed according to the Idea of the Good.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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- 1(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- 2(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)✓
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
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