Plato begins Book VI describing what the nature of the State's rulers or guardians should consist of. According to Plato, truthfulness, spirit, moderation, gentility, and the ability to grasp the forms are some of the essential qualities of a good and just ruler. “Since those who are able to grasp what is always the same in all respects are philosophers, while those who are not able to do so and who wander among the many …showed first 75 words of 955 total…

…showed last 75 words of 955 total…be most easily and effectively be made to do it. It isn’t a craft of putting sight into the soul.” (Book VII, 518d) Education is not some art of producing a vision in a soul, but rather it is turning the soul towards being able to contemplate the good by itself. Ultimately, in grasping the forms and obtaining education, the process of learning itself must be singular and motivated by a personal learning focus.