Glaucon Injustice In Plato's Republic
Glaucon the son of Ariston and the brother of Plato was an ancient Athenian who was known for writing about justice and injustice in Plato’s Republic. Glaucon in Republic tells the story of the ring of Gyge’s ancestor. His story starts out with a shepherd who is really morally good. The just man is given a ring that can make him invisible. A little bit like the Lord of the Rings. Once he has this ring the man can act unjustly with no fear of punishment. The shepherd uses the ring to seduce the queen, kill the king and take over the throne. Glaucon is getting the message across that laws do not equal justice. Even the most just man would behave unjustly if he had this ring. He would be a materialistic and power-hungry. Maybe most people
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But being the just man is so much harder then being the unjust man. The most just man has justice in his soul. But you cannot do all the fun and cool things that the unjust man can do. You also have to follow every rule and you cannot break one of them. Adiemantus the brother of Glaucon said, “no one praises justice for its own sake, but only for the rewards it allows you to reap in both life and afterlife.” As you can see Adiemantus and Glaucon both think that justice is only useful for the afterlife. Adiemantus is saying praise justice in itself not for its reputation. Glaucon says praise justice in itself not for its rewards. Justice is like currency and you can buy rewards in the afterlife. This is a plausible argument because why else be just? You could say because of their good soul they can feel good about their actions at the end of the day. Or as Socrates says the soul is a kind of a mental health. Socrates also says that justice is kind of a correct ordering of control amongst parts of the city/soul. That could be true but even with that your not totally confirmed that there is an afterlife. It is actually going for a risk being the just man and not going for a risk if you are going for the unjust
But being the just man is so much harder then being the unjust man. The most just man has justice in his soul. But you cannot do all the fun and cool things that the unjust man can do. You also have to follow every rule and you cannot break one of them. Adiemantus the brother of Glaucon said, “no one praises justice for its own sake, but only for the rewards it allows you to reap in both life and afterlife.” As you can see Adiemantus and Glaucon both think that justice is only useful for the afterlife. Adiemantus is saying praise justice in itself not for its reputation. Glaucon says praise justice in itself not for its rewards. Justice is like currency and you can buy rewards in the afterlife. This is a plausible argument because why else be just? You could say because of their good soul they can feel good about their actions at the end of the day. Or as Socrates says the soul is a kind of a mental health. Socrates also says that justice is kind of a correct ordering of control amongst parts of the city/soul. That could be true but even with that your not totally confirmed that there is an afterlife. It is actually going for a risk being the just man and not going for a risk if you are going for the unjust