He believes that any knowledgeable person in a craft will not try to surpass his fellow craftsman. He asks, “Do you think that a musician… wants to outdo another musician…?” (349e) This is weak because it contradicts Socrates’s own argument by discussing the unjust man and his actions, which implies that there is indeed a possibility of unjust acts to get ahead in society. Thrasymachus explains that when people act justly it is a disadvantage to them because the unjust are at an advantage, even though his argument is complex it is more sensible than Socrates
He believes that any knowledgeable person in a craft will not try to surpass his fellow craftsman. He asks, “Do you think that a musician… wants to outdo another musician…?” (349e) This is weak because it contradicts Socrates’s own argument by discussing the unjust man and his actions, which implies that there is indeed a possibility of unjust acts to get ahead in society. Thrasymachus explains that when people act justly it is a disadvantage to them because the unjust are at an advantage, even though his argument is complex it is more sensible than Socrates