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Justice in "Republic", 2002.
Examines the resemblance between justice in the individual and justice in the city in Plato's "Republic".
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 80.95
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It is clear that for Plato the parallel between the individual and the city was much more than a simple question of resemblance or a useful illustration or metaphor for his text. Rather, as this paper will argue, making the association between the two allowed him to not only justify the rule of his ideal city by philosopher kings, but also to illustrate the social and political power dynamics of his ideal city.
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Justice in "The Republic", 2004.
An Analysis of the concept of justice in Plato?s "The Republic".
5,022 words (approx. 20.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 126.95
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This paper examines how in his text, "The Republic", Plato takes on the monumental task of elucidating the topic of justice through the discourse of Socrates with his auditors. It looks at how adding to the challenge of this task is Socrates? faithfulness to arguments made with reason and not rhetoric and how Plato endeavours to answer complex questions about justice by introducing a unique account of what justice actually is and how morally sensitive people are educated and informed about the real nature of justice and morality.
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"In The Republic, Plato shows a theoretical perspective in terms of what preoccupies him in his analysis. His major concerns are stability, justice, divine right, and the caste system. The Republic is itself a theoretical perspective on the proper structure and operation of a city-state. In the very creation of the ideal city-state, Plato is referring to his theory of ideal forms, of which the construct in The Republic would be one. This idea holds that there are ideal forms in the abstract that are perfect, while what we see in this world are but imperfect shadows of the original. For Plato, the act of examination itself is a necessary condition for knowledge, and no authority is possible without an enquiry into values and reason."
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Socrates and Justice in Plato's Republic, 2001.
The following paper discusses how Socrates set out to define the idea of justice and the just man when he began the conversations archived in Plato?s Republic.
2,035 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper explores Socrates attempt to define the ideal city, hoping within it to discover the form of justice itself. The author takes the reader through critical points in this book and shows us how no Apollonian dedication to the things of the mind, nor virgin dedication to warfare and the ways of the hunt, could truly save Socrates' city from the uprising of its youth.
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"As part of creating this utopia, he set about to entirely restructure the modern family. He suggested, reasonably, that men and women should be set to the same sorts of work, according to their gifts, being equal in all things save that the men were stronger. To prevent conflict, and continue the owning of all things in common, he spoke of having wives and husbands and children all in common. So that the stock of his city should all be strong and healthy, he suggested a rigged lottery determining who should mate with whom, the outcome determined by genetics and success. The healthy offspring should be raised, the inferior disposed of appropriately."
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Justice in Plato's ?Republic?, 2002.
A discussion of Plato's ideal society by a review of his work ?Republic?.
1,086 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper analyzes how Plato's "Republic" describes a society that is completely rational, based on Plato's concept of the good life and developed to create and protect that sort of life within the context of a civil state. It examines how Plato seeks in this dialogue a definition of the perfect life and the perfect state to promote and sustain that life. In particular, it looks at how in Book I, the issue is how to define justice and how the first conception of justice is justice based on traditional morality.
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"The concept of justice that Thrasymachos expresses is a relative concept of justice, a concept that changes according to the situation. He finds that there is one kind of justice in a just society and another kind of justice in an unjust society, as far as individual action is concerned. In fact, Thrasymachos argues specifically that might makes right, that the group in power makes the rules and thus that justice is determined by their power. He does not admit that there are any absolutes in terms of just behavior, for if there were the criteria would be imposed on the state as well as on the individual. Rather, he sees the matter as differing according to the nature of the state and believes that indeed the state has the right to make such formulations of what is right as the state deems necessary. It is then incumbent upon the individual citizen to live up to the nature of the state of which he or she is a part."
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The Concept of Justice in Plato's "Republic", 2002.
An analysis of the concept of justice as seen in this work.
1,870 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 23 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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Socrates' conception of justice as presented in this work is examined. The definition is then compared to a modern, democratic understanding of justice. A discussion of justice in terms of the individual versus the society as a whole is presented.
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"In Part Five of Plato?s Republic, entitled ?Justice in State and Individual? the philosopher Socrates states that ?I believe justice is the requirement we laid down at the beginning as of universal application when we founded our state, or else some particular form of it.? This statement is likely to set the modern reader up for a certain false assumption about the fundamental political structure of Plato?s Republic. Because of the phrase that ?justice for all? is the cornerstone of American notions of democratic governance, it is tempting to ascribe similar notions to Socrates, a man presumed to be one of the founders of liberal thought, as the philosopher was a citizen of ancient, democratic Athens. (204)"
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Plato?s ?Republic? and Justice.
A discussion on Plato's idea of the perfect 'form' or ideal of justice as defined in his work, ?Republic? .
753 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper examines how justice is ultimately an unknowable concept if we accept Plato's ideas of 'form' or the essential nature of concepts. It looks at how ,in the "Republic", Plato presents several intelligent and well-thought-out discussions about the nature of justice and how he refutes the arguments that justice is simply rewarding friends or asserting the interests of the strong. It examines how he ultimately concludes that the goal of life is the pursuit of what is just and that a just life makes man happy.
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"Eventually, Plato (through the voice of Thrasymachus) argues that justice is essentially asserting the interests of the stronger. "I believe that Periander or Perdiccas or Xerxes or Ismenias the Theban, or some other rich and mighty man, who had a great opinion of his own power, was the first to say that justice is 'doing good to your friends and harm to your enemies" (Plato, The Republic). Thrasymachus notes fiercely that injustice benefits the ruler completely, while Sophocles argues that true rule is just, thus offering unity, harmony and strength. By the end of the discussion, Thrasymachus has been convinced that the just man is happy, while the unjust man is unhappy."
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Justice in Plato?s "Republic", 2004.
An examination of the way the issue of justice is addressed in Plato's "Republic".
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses how, in "Republic", Plato uses a dialogue between Socrates and Glaucon as a vehicle to debate the issue of whether it is far more profitable for humankind to be unjust or just. In order to settle the issue, Plato first presents all the logical reasons in favor of injustice being more profitable, using Glaucon as the spokesperson, before proceeding to record Socrates?s demolition of Glaucon?s argument, which succeeds in clearly establishing that justice is by far the more profitable of the two.
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"Glaucon builds his argument in favor of the fact that perhaps it is better to be unjust than just by pointing out the difference between the theoretical and practical view of justice in the human pursuit of different types of goods. He observes that while in theory, the concept of justice would be placed in that category of goods that are desirable both in themselves and for the rewards they bring, in practice people tend to view justice largely in the context of goods that are pursued only for reward or reputation but are disagreeable in themselves (The Republic, II.20)."
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Plato's Theory of Justice, 2008.
An analysis of Plato's theory's of justice in "The Republic" according to the thesis of Johann Gottfried Stallbaum.
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This paper presents a critique of Johann Gottfried Stallbaum's (1793-1861) vague and generally accepted thesis that the true argument of "The Republic" is "the representation of human life in a State perfected by justice and governed according to the idea of good" . The paper contrasts a discussion of what justice refers to in Plato's thought and how justice is related to the Good, as defined by Plato, to the subtly deceptive and incomplete idea of Gottfried's exegesis.
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"In "The Republic" separate functions are the foundation for justice. Justice is the professed aim of the constitution of the kallipolis. It becomes visible in individuals because justice is the order of the state, which in turn is its visible embodiment. The one is the soul and the other is the body in the Greek ideal of a fair mind in a fair body. In Hegel's language, the state becomes the reality of which Justice is the ideal. Political justice is the harmony in a constituted body based on specialization. This is a direct refutation of Stallbaum's description because his generalization makes no mention of the roles the people have in the development of justice in the State. Plato regards the ideal form of the perfect city as the ideal form of the good person. Plato is not interested in "the representation of human life in a State perfected by justice" because he is arguing that a kallipolis requires a specialized constituted community in order to exist under the guidance of the Guardians."
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Plato's "Republic", 2004.
An analysis of Plato's views on justice as described in "The Republic".
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This paper looks at the various questions about justice that Plato attempts to address in "The Republic" and analyzes his discourse on guardians and other roles that make up society. The paper also looks at Plato's views regarding division of labor and Plato's notion of the ideal. Finally, Plato's unfinished work, "Critias", is discussed and analyzed in terms of how it relates to today's society.
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"Why do people behave justly? Is it because they fear societal punishment? Or do they do so because it is good for them and thus society as a whole? Is justice, regardless of its rewards and punishments, a good thing in and of itself? How should justice be defined? Plato responds to such questions in the Republic and concludes that justice is worthwhile in and of itself."
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Socrates and Justice, 2007.
This paper analyzes the theme of justice in Plato's "Republic".
2,013 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The paper evaluates the theme of justice within the dialogues that Plato brings forth between Socrates and the opposing factions of Thrasymachus and Glaucon. The paper explains the two aspects of Thrasymachus and Glaucon's objections to Socrates' notion of justice. The paper then describes how Socrates answers these arguments.
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"Socrates responds to Thrasymachus in a way that defies the notion of justice as being merely for those in power. Much to the disagreement of those that are arguing with Socrates, he argues that Thrasymachus's argument about injustice is being represented as a virtue. Furthermore, he argues that injustice cannot be a virtue, simply because it is devoid of wisdom. The idea around these objections to Thrasymachus's immoral stance on the issue relates to the idea of justice serving the greater good of the city-state, rather than the commonly held view that justice is for the rich or powerful."
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Plato's "The Republic", 1990.
This paper discusses Plato's concept of justice in "The Republic": Definition, social & individual justice and role of reason.
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"In his classic work, The Republic, Plato puts forth a definition of justice that would be considered rather counterintuitive today. He argues that justice in both the state and the individual is basically "minding one's own business", or performing the function for which one is best suited and not interfering with others doing the same. This essay will explore why Plato thinks this is the case and how his definition is different from most people's idea of justice today.
Plato begins by saying that the ideal state must have the four traditional virtues of wisdom, courage, self-discipline and justice. Furthermore, he argues, the first three qualities are present in the state because they are present in the individual citizens of the state. In other words, because the Guardians are ... "
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David Sachs and the Fallacy of Justice, 2006.
This paper discusses justice through analysis of the article "A Fallacy in Plato's Republic" by David Sachs.
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In this article, the writer discusses David Sachs' article "A Fallacy in Plato's Republic". The writer shows Sachs' belief that Plato's argument in terms of his discussion of justice is radically flawed due to the fallacy of irrelevance. Further, the writer points out that Sachs argues that Plato fails to make a connection between the two types of justice discussed in the 'Republic'.
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"David Sachs, in his article "A Fallacy in Plato's Republic", contends that Plato's argument in terms of his discussion of justice - one of the key elements of the Republic - is radically flawed due to the fallacy of irrelevance. By this, Sachs argues that Plato fails to make a connection between the two types of justice discussed in the Republic and that, instead of proving that justice is valuable in itself he argues only that it is valuable in its effects."
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"The Republic", 2005.
A critical analysis of Plato's "The Republic" showing Socrates' concepts of justice for the ideal city-state.
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This paper discusses the concept of justice in Plato's "The Republic," noting that Socrates investigates the nature of the city-state and what the ideal city-state should be and that he discusses a variety of views on justice and types of justice. The paper describes how Socrates begins with justice as tradition and continues through other concepts to show how the argument develops.
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"In Plato's Republic, Socrates investigates the nature of the city-state and what the ideal city-state should be. The primary subject of The Republic is justice, examined in broad terms and with specific reference to different theories of justice. Socrates discusses a variety of views on justice and types of justice. The first conception of justice offered in The Republic is justice that underlies traditional morality, and it is Cephalus who suggests this definition. He looks back over his life and states that justice is found in speaking the truth and paying your debts."
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Philosophy: Plato's Republic, 2006.
A discussion regarding the theme of justice and the well ordered soul in Plato's Republic.
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This philosophical study examines the theme of justice and the well ordered soul in Plato's Republic. By examining the basis of Truth in Plato's Republic, the paper realizes the foundation for justice within this city. Also, the objective of truth should relate to the basis of the soul, which should be guided by the principles of justice within Plato's ideology. In this manner, Plato's Republic identifies the basis of justice upon the foundation of virtue and truth within the well ordered soul in this philosopher's ideal city state.
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"In this paper, the basis of justice within The Republic relies on the various facets of knowledge and the foundation for universal truths in governing. Plato and Socrates often agree that right and wrong often changes through the passage of time, but through a reference to justice, the Republic gives virtue and truth as the basis for honoring order. Through this construct of justice and order, the soul becomes the foundation for realizing the greater good of society. The well ordered soul is the key to realizing a universal truth that is unchanging and reliable. "
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"The Republic" by Plato, 2002.
An analysis of Plato's "The Republic" with special reference to justice.
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This paper reviews the discussion regarding justice in Book 4 of "The Republic". Justice was then defined as residing in the ability of everyone in the state to do his own job and not to interfere with other people's functions. In order to understand this work, the paper looks at Plato's definition of the people that make up society. Plato defines the first two parts of the soul as desire and reason and the third as emotion and then relates this to the four parts that make up the populous.
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"It was, therefore, necessary to discern how the apparent unity of the soul possessed parts. Plato's argument is based on the demonstration of conflict within the individual and the invocation of what Annas calls the "Principle of Conflict" (137). This is a general principle which states "that one thing cannot act in opposite ways or be in opposite states at the same time and in the same part of itself in relation to the same other thing" (436b). The point here is that if conflict can be shown to exist within the individual soul then it cannot be "one thing" but must be at least two."
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