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    The Allegory of the Cave

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    Plato’s explanation of the education of the soul toward enlightenment. It is also known as the Analogy of the Cave‚ Plato’s Cave‚ or the Parable of the Cave. It is written as a fictional dialogue between Plato’s teacher Socrates and Plato’s brother Glaucon at the beginning of Book VII of The Republic. The allegory of the cave: Plato illustrates his dualistic theory his famous allegory of cave. Plato asks us to imagine a dark scene. A group of people has lived in a deep cave since birth‚ never seeing

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    In the Republic of Plato‚ Justice has been discussed in the first two chapters. Many conversations are presented either by people engaged in these debates or Socrates himself leading these debates. Individuals engaged in the debates discuss on how can a person be “Just” or “Unjust” to get to the main understanding of “Justice” itself. In particular to be a just person‚ this justification has to be examined on the political sense‚ which is basically the definition of justice in the city‚ and in the

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    of true justice is necessary to the ability of a government to be able to impose laws upon a populous and have those people willingly submit. In order to find the most correct version of justice‚ it is required to find what the origins of justice are. However‚ in searching for true justice (henceforth known as Justice) a summary of its’ attributes and reasons for each must be given. By examining how Socrates goes about finding the origin of Justice it will be clear what true justice (Justice) is and

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    Justice

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    When you look up synonyms for the word justice‚ or ask someone what they think the word means‚ they will spew out nouns such as: neutrality‚ fairness‚ impartialness‚ etc. I believe justice in terms of the criminal system is the collaboration of three different entities‚ police‚ court‚ and corrections. That have to work together to form an illusion of one single entity; and in doing this‚ they have to still maintain a check and balance system amongst themselves. So‚ no one system should be able to

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    Justice

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    The richer you are‚ the more justice you get The idea of the being rich and getting much more justice is an idea which has been around for a long time. Social and criminal justice has always been dependant on how much money an individual‚ or group of individuals have. Two identical cases can go to court‚ and two different outcomes can be reached. The only difference in the ruling is due to the wealth of the defendant. However‚ is it really justice to commit crimes and not face any punishment?

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    Plato’s Theory of Justice Plato’s Justice for individuals and states‚ and the rule of law. In the Republic‚ Plato posits that justice is preferable to injustice. Thrasymachus claims that injustice without recourse or consequence is the most rewarding experience. Glaucon adds the analogy of the ring of Gyges‚ and Adeimantus describes how appearance is often more important than reality. Plato is then faced with the rebuttal of their arguments. To illuminate his logic‚ he utilizes several interrelated

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    justice

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    September 2014 Pursuing Criminal Justice Our world today is filled with crime. Therefore‚ the people committing these crimes must have a consequence for their illegal actions. The system in place to keeping everything fair and safe is called the criminal justice system. Like in any other career it has its pros and cons‚ starting with the good pay‚ the long hours‚ and the high demand with multiple favorable benefits. The first good thing about criminal justice degree is its good pay. Some

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    Philosophy of Justice in America Michael A. Paul CJA204 July 25‚ 2010 Royce Decker The Philosophy of Justice in America Justice is truth in action and is morally right and truth set forth. In the scenario of the balance of individual rights and public order‚ the truth has to be acknowledged for the justice system to work properly and fairly to provide a balance to the system. While looking at different forms of justice‚ we look at social‚ criminal‚ and administrative justice. Social

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    Mercy vs. Justice

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    Mercy vs. Justice How can mercy compete with justice to create an ordered and supportive world? King Lear is an excellent example of a world without justice. Justice allows for three things. When there is justice‚ natural laws are created‚ wrongs can be set right‚ and there are chances for mercy. Without justice‚ none of these would be possible. Therefore‚ it is essential for civilized human life. Justice creates natural laws. At the beginning of King Lear‚ there iss justice‚ and certain unspoken

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    meta-ethical question is raised “What is justice?” The meaning of justice may mean almost anything in today’s society. During Plato’s time‚ however‚ justice is intimately connected with fairness. It is the idea that people should get what they deserve. Benevolence and mercy may lead us to give people more than they deserve but justice insists on them getting all and only what they deserve: nothing more‚ nothing less. In his infamous passage where Thrasymachus argues that Justice is whatever is in the interest

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