Pros And Cons Of Glaucon

If a young child was given a cookie he would, assuming he likes it’s taste, want more. His parents however wouldn’t want to spoil the child, and leave the cookie jar on top the fridge. Many people nowadays would say a good child would realize he shouldn’t get another cookie, but Glaucon says otherwise. Glaucon believes that the child wouldn’t be great if he walked away and listen to his parents. Instead he should go against his morals and obtain what he wants. This is usually seen as a bad person, but Glaucon believes that this shows strength. He says, “They say that to do injustice is, by nature, good; to suffer injustice, evil;” If the parents were to keep the cookie away from the child, they would be considered good to Glaucon. However,