The Republic

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May 27, 2016

 

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Also, Socrates claims that only the philosopher has traveled beyond the "cave" of worldly desires and temptations to discover what justice really is. Socrates' first major argument is with Thrasymachus in Book I. The current debate lies on the pure definition of justice. Thrasymachus claims that there is only one principle of justice: the interest of the more dominant force...
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Thrasymachus claims that there is only one principle of justice: the interest of the more dominant force. Socrates counters this argument by using the phrase "the stronger." He claims that the ruler of a nation will not be aided, but harmed, by an unintentional command, in the long run. Socrates then builds his argument gradually by stating that the good and just man looks out for the interest of the weaker, and not for himself...
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