In The Republic‚ Plato wrote a dialog between Socrates and his friends about the meaning of justice. They came into four definitions of justice‚ returning debts‚ helping friends‚ a system that benefits the strong‚ and a virtue that feels food. When asked about the meaning of justice‚ Cephalus believed that justice was the repayment of debt. Justice is completed when one‘s debt if fully returned. Socrates believed that the theory was flawed and may deliver disastrous result if applied in every situations
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One of the prominent concepts discussed in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is that of the ultimate good. Aristotle rationally philosophizes that "every action and choice [ ] aims at some good" and that this ultimate good is generally considered to be happiness (3). However‚ Aristotle makes it clear that happiness is a very subjective concept and that the connotations of the word are a topic of constant debate. In ancient Greek terms‚ the concept of happiness was referred to as eudaimonia. Eudaimonia
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In The Republic by Plato‚ a 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
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In Book III of The Republic‚ Plato addresses the basic principles of education and the role of censorship in a just nation. He begins by compiling that education should consist of music‚ and poetry for the rational part of the soul‚ and physical education for the spirited part of the soul. Both together generate a harmony in the soul which is‚ the ultimate goal of education. Plato then states that education in music and poetry begins before the physical training. He then describes that beginning
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In the Republic‚ Socrates creates an imaginary city that is just known as Kallipolis in order to locate or find out what “justice” is. Justice is the last of the four virtues and can only be located once the other three virtues (wisdom‚ courage‚ and moderation) are found. To locate all of these virtues and ultimately justice‚ Socrates creates three classes in the city: craftsmen‚ guardians‚ and rulers. Wisdom is represented through the rulers‚ courage is represented through the guardians‚ and moderation
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Citations: Rorabaugh‚ William. 1979. The Alcoholic Republic - An American Tradition. New York: Oxford University Press
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In Book 1 from Plato’s The Republic‚ he evaluates the meaning of justice. In Book 8‚ he writes about four different kinds of government and how they all connect to one another. More specifically‚ he speaks of the negative effects of each political system and how those effects lead to the formation of the next system. Per Plato and Socrates‚ democracy emerges from oligarchy. An oligarchy is formed when the wealthy class are the leaders. When the desire for wealth reaches the point of some being wealthy
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Bibliography: Morgan‚ Michael L.‚ ed. Classics of Moral and Political Theory/ Plato ’s Republic. 4th ed. Indianapolis‚ Indiana: Hackett Company‚ 2005. 75-251.
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