NeartheendofBookIIIoftheRepublic,Platofamouslyproposesthat,inordertomaintainsocialharmony,anidealstateshoulddesignsomemyths,describedasanoblelie,topersuadetherulersandtheruledtobehavewell.ThisraisestheissueofwhetherandhowPlatosstrategyofinventingfalsehoodmayhelpbalancesecularpoliticalpowerandimprove...