Justice In Plato's The Republic

In the Republic, Socrates creates an imaginary city that is just known as Kallipolis in order to locate or find out what “justice” is. Justice is the last of the four virtues and can only be located once the other three virtues (wisdom, courage, and moderation) are found. To locate all of these virtues and ultimately justice, Socrates creates three classes in the city: craftsmen, guardians, and rulers. Wisdom is represented through the rulers, courage is represented through the guardians, and moderation and justice is represented by the city itself and how its citizens conduct themselves. To be more specific however moderation involves the mastery of desires and justice is represented through the citizens doing the one task they are best suited for. Let’s focus on the ruler’s however because Socrates gives them a special
The exact age is difficult to determine because all children are unique in development, however exactly how they learn to lie often comes from the people that discourage lying later on. Yes, as one might imagine, children learn to lie from their parent. While it is difficult to put an exact age on when children learn to lie, by the age of two and a half almost all children have been introduced to lying through deception. The easiest method of explain a lie through deception would be through the analogy: Little Bob is learning how to walk however he tumbles then falls. The fall scares little Bob, thus he starts to cry. Little Bob’s parents rush to his side, telling him he is alright, thus little Bob believes he is alright too, despite how scared or hurt he may be. This is a very light form of deception but it does introduce the bases of deception to children. Over time children will refine and develop this deception and eventually it will be used to avoid punishment and to avoid harming other people. (Lewis.