Ambedkar rejected Plato’s tripartite soul because caste’s guardians would oppress the producers.

Evidence

The myth, fully developed, is to be found in Plutarch’s Life of Lycurgus; the ideals that it favours have had a great part in framing the doctrines of Rousseau, Nietzsche, and National Socialism. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 450 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Modern neuroscience of limbic resonance validates Plato’s ancient prescription about calming infants — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 11459; Ambedkar rejected any religion that sanctioned caste inequities; The Spartan myth shaped Plato and subsequent political theorists including Rousseau and Nietzsche — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 450 (+1 more)

Related

• The Spartan myth shaped Plato and subsequent political theorists including Rousseau and Nietzsche (similarity 0.86)
• Ambedkar rejected any religion that sanctioned caste inequities (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Ambedkar rejected any religion that sanctioned caste inequities #expands (0.75)
• The Spartan myth shaped Plato and subsequent political theorists including Rousseau and Nietzsche #expands (0.60) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 450