PHL275H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thrasymachus, Glaucon
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In the reading what is right conduct? (plato, p. 2-17), socrates uses the terms. Morality and justice interchangeably as he discusses the issue of what is justice? with a number of thinkers. Thrasymachus, a sophist finally enters the dialogue on page 6, boldly stating his views on justice. Thrasymachus: says justice is the advantage of the stronger , thinks the function of morality is to manipulate people, announces this as if it is fact, didn"t provide evidence. Felt this was really self-evident: he is not talking about petty crooks but major manipulators. Socrates: although thrasymachus did not give evidence when stating his claim, socrates is willing to see if there is evidence to support thrasymachus" claim. Thrasymachus: the strong person is someone acting in their strength, when a person is not acting in his/her strength, he/she is not a strong person, this is a very technical definition.
