▁to ▁conv ince ▁the ▁owner ▁to ▁give ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁over ▁to ▁them , ▁and ▁who ever ▁convin ces ▁him ▁becomes ▁the ▁navig ator ▁or ▁captain . ▁They ▁manipulate ▁and ▁trick ▁the ▁owner ▁into ▁giving ▁over ▁the ▁hel m . ▁The ▁true ▁captain , ▁the ▁one ▁with ▁the ▁knowledge ▁of ▁navigation ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁useless ▁st arg az er ▁and ▁never ▁becomes ▁the ▁hel ms man . ▁The ▁true ▁captain ▁represents ▁a ▁phil os opher - king , ▁who ▁knows ▁the ▁forms ▁of ▁justice ▁and ▁good ness . ▁ ▁The ▁ideal ▁form ▁of ▁govern ance ▁In ▁the ▁Republic , ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁S ocr ates ▁out lines ▁an ▁ideal ▁city - state ▁which ▁he ▁calls ▁' K al lip olis '. ▁ ▁Class es ▁in ▁ideal ▁society ▁Pl ato ▁lists ▁three ▁classes ▁in ▁his ▁ideal ▁society . ▁Produ cers ▁or ▁Work ers : ▁The ▁labor ers ▁who ▁make ▁the ▁goods ▁and ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁society . ▁Guard ians / S old iers : ▁Those ▁who ▁keep ▁order ▁in ▁the ▁society ▁and ▁protect ▁it ▁from ▁inv aders ▁Phil os opher ▁Kings : ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁intellig ent , ▁rational , ▁self - control led , ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁wisdom , ▁and ▁well ▁su ited ▁to ▁make ▁dec isions ▁for ▁the ▁community , ▁and ▁who ▁promote ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁society ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁ ▁Phil os opher - k ings / Gu ard ians ▁Pl ato ' s ▁ideal ▁r ul ers ▁are ▁phil os opher - k ings . ▁Not