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Author: Elizabeth Christiansen
Date: Monday, October 6, 2008 1:46pm
Boulle, it seems to me, has based the social construct of the Planet of the Apes, at least
in part, on Plato's Republic. There's a way to put this more eloquently than I will be able
to do, but bear with me:
Plato details three "classes" of humans, analogous to the human body: the head, the
heart, and the appetites. I forget the exact structure (it's been a long time since tenth
grade philosophy), but, basically, the heads rule the state, the hearts protect the state,
and the appetites basically eat, sleep, and procreate to continue the state.
I think I'm going to look into this before I post anything else; just wanted to get the idea
out there.
