POLS 3130 Lecture Notes - Glaucon, Dialectic
13 Apr 2014
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Plato"s the republic, books 4 and 5 and 7 and 8. Adeimantus suggests being a ruler would be unpleasant as they have no private wealth. Socrates says goal of city is to make the city as a whole as happy as it can be, not one particular group. Socrates says there will be no wealth or poverty in the city since there will be no money. Adeimantus city with no money cannot defend against invaders. Socrates city has the best warriors, and neighbouring cities would aid them if promised spoils of war. We have identified justice on a city-wide level, now must see if there is a similar virtue in the case of the individual. Plato"s definition of justice justice as a political arrangement in which each person plays the appropriate role each is assigned the role that best suits their nature and best serves society. Socrates claims there are there parts of the soul:
