I found one the most though-provoking aspects of Plato’s Republic was something that was emphasized in Ch. 4 of the Poetics of Fear a Human Response to Human Security where the philosopher must transform into a god link creature but simultaneously remain human. This idea reminds me of Machiavelli, where the Prince must look like a religious believer from the outside but can never fully be a religious believer in order to successfully govern. For Plato, the philosopher-king must become a god-like figure but must remember that his is not god himself. Essentially, the shield bearer cannot be fooled into believing the truths of the shield otherwise they lose the power to wield the shield successfully. And yet for the philosopher King, because he