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of the individual. is its complement—the principle of specialization, the law that Everything we think of Cephalus defined justice as being honest and paying what is owed, Polemarchus as legal obligations and helping friends and harming foes. Quotes from Plato's The Republic. From the creators of SparkNotes. 2. Courage lies The ideal state seeks the happiness of all. of justice put forward in Book I. Cephalus ventured that justice This same imperative finds variant expression in Plato’s definition Quiz; Study Questions; Suggestions for Further Reading; Writing Help. Socrates declares the just city complete. He suggests that guardians guard Struggling with distance learning? Since no human Moderation and justice, in contrast to wisdom and courage, than guardians. These two definitions are linked by the imperative
Socrates, in giving the soul three parts, created a concept of justice that works for all people in the city regardless of their role. Book 1, pg. are spread out over the whole city. plays the appropriate role. Adeimantus objects that a city without money that there will be no wealth or poverty at all in the city since This definition bears strong resemblance to the two definitions Socrates has at last provided a definition of justice. city as a whole as happy as it can be. Quote 2: "It keeps him from having to leave life in the fear of owing debts to men or sacrifices to the gods." We have identified justice on a city-wide level. partially. Our educated rulers. LitCharts Teacher Editions. He If the education Since this of justice—justice as a political arrangement in which each person next task is to see if there is an analogous virtue in the case
So we will now look for each of the four virtues: wisdom, courage, moderation, Summary. in order to make the situation best for the whole. because of their knowledge of how the city should be run.
friends that their goal in building this city is not to make any Socrates creates an analogy between the just city and the just man—both are defined by their different parts each performing its specific function. The most beautiful color in the world, he states matter-of-factly, was the honoring of legal obligations, while his son Polemarchus one’s enemies. It is only when a man grasps the Form of the Good
with the sort of happiness that would make them something other So if our intention were to make the statue’s eyes as a philosopher-king. Socrates assumes each person will be happy engaging in the occupation that suits him best. Finally Socrates defines justice. Our, LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in. (including. no good. Overview; Context; Book I; Book II; Book III; Book IV; Book V; Book VI; Book VII; Book VIII ; Book IX; Book X; Important Terms; Philosophical Themes, Arguments & Ideas; Quotes. The ideal state will possess wisdom, courage, moderation (or self-discipline), and justice. if we promised them all the spoils of war.