apparatus of Greece. the logic of its organisation becomes clear. In that respect, it is not the utopian proposal. Plato claimed that instead of over~dramatisatlon of reality. educational system should provide a clear description of reality. According to Plato that is precisely what philosophy Is doing. Who should therefor rule peopleā€˜s hearts and minds? Philosophers or poets? It was a power struggle between philosophers and poets. Poetry stood in Plato's way to propagate Platonism.