Socrates was a revolutionary philosopher whom at his time challenged society. He was a man of questions. When in conversation with others‚ he would merely answer questions with more questions of his own. When asking others questions to their questions‚ it not only helped him try to understand their point of view‚ but also helped him strengthen and guide his argument as well as weaken their own. As Socrates questioned other philosophers on justice‚ it helped make his argument strong that justice is
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ideas‚ and thus force them to ultimately disagree with them‚ usually can be done in one of two ways. The first of these methods is make the person realize that their idea is contradictory to itself. An example of that would be when Socrates asked Cephalus if it would be just‚ in the context of Cephalus’s definition of justice being to repay what you owe‚ to return weapons borrowed from a man that
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The Republic of Plato consists of a dialogue between many great philosophers that attempts to answer a couple of very important questions‚ one of which is what is justice? As the book moves from one argument to the next‚ there seems to be an ongoing debate of what exactly is meant by justice and the just man. In Book IV‚ we finally begin to see essential progress made in regards to the elements of a just city. They are able to determine that a just city consists of three social classes‚ the Guardians
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states that the perfect utopian society is just‚ filled with people who do things they are fitted to do who also don’t do the things they believe they’re not fitted to do. Plato believes that what makes a man just‚ in accordance with the narration of Cephalus‚ is a combination of the qualities of having a cultured orderly personality and also wealth accumulated from either effort or inheritance and giving each person their respective dues. The statement “Plato’s perfect society cannot exist unless human
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justice‚ describe his just state and finally reflect on this just state. The theme of justice however is first presented in Book 1; which is composed of a discussion mainly between Socrates‚ Cephalus‚ Polemarchus‚ Thrasymachu. The goal of this discussion is to define what justice really is. Firstly Cephalus suggests that justice involves nothing more than telling the truth and repaying one’s debts. But Socrates proves him wrong with a counter-example that shows that following this rule could end
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In history there a few monsters that are neigh invulnerable. Creatures so mighty that only a few can defeat them‚ the Teumessian Fox and Jersey Devil are two such monsters. The Jersey Devil is a monster that has both much known about yet still manages to be mysterious. It has many different variations of how it occurred‚ but they all lead to a Mrs. Reeds giving birth to a devil. At one point or another it escaped out of her house‚ and was then exercised by a clergy. The Jersey Devil then disappeared
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between Socrates and his friends about the meaning of justice. They came into four definitions of justice‚ returning debts‚ helping friends‚ a system that benefits the strong‚ and a virtue that feels food. When asked about the meaning of justice‚ Cephalus believed that justice was the repayment of debt. Justice is completed when one‘s debt if fully returned. Socrates believed that the theory was flawed and may deliver disastrous result if applied in every situations. For example‚ if someone without
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The Republic Written by Plato Socrates meets with some of his friends and begins discussing the meaning of justice and whether the just life is better than the unjust life. First‚ they contemplate the meaning of justice. Cephalus stated that justice is as simple as telling the truth and returning what you receive‚ Polemarchus stated that justice is giving each his due‚ and Thrasymachus stated that justice is the advantage of the stronger. Socrates proves each of them wrong and embarks on a discussion
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I believe that after thinking hard about the arguments I could say that Socrates has won. When I say the word “won” I use it loosely because in all reality it was hard for me to agree with Thrasymachus. As hard as it was it to agree with the one it was also hard to agree with Socrates because he really doesn’t give the strongest arguments against Thrasymachus claim. He also never really gives his opinion or definition on what he thinks justice is. The first reason why I would say Socrates won is
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