Glaucon

1. A. Question one asks to identify the different interlocutors’ arguments involved in Book One of Plato’s Republic. The interlocutors, Cephalus, Polemarchus, and Thrasymachus all attempt to answer the question regarding what is just. Cephalus and Socrates first discuss old age, and wealth. The conversation soon switches to a discussion about what is just. Cephalus is the first to offer his definition of what is just. His definition can be summarized as being: justice is and means to live up to your

definition for justice. He has many deputes with the people that is listening to him and it seems as if justice does not have a clear definition. However, Socrates seems to finally have a concrete definition of justice in book IV with the help of Glaucon who servers as a liaison for this argument. Socrates has to deconstruct the way our minds work in order to find a definition his listeners could agree on. He first divided the city into three parts producers, auxiliaries, and guardians. He later compares

Republic, through 449a. Then consider whether Plato 's Socrates in The Apology would answer in a way that was any different, in substance or in tone. Your own opinion is worth a page of so, but focus on the argument of Plato 's Socrates. When Glaucon attempts to argue that no difference exists between the just and unjust man, he tells the tale of the Ring of Gyges. In this paper, I will analyze the implications possessing a magic ring like the Ring of Gyges and will outline Socrates’ response

Plato's Republic In Plato’s Republic, Glaucon is introduced to the reader as a man who loves honor, sex, and luxury. As The Republic progresses through books and Socrates’ arguments of how and why these flaws make the soul unhappy began to piece together, Glaucon relates some of these cases to his own life, and begins to see how Socrates’ line of reasoning makes more sense than his own. Once Glaucon comes to this realization, he embarks on a path of change on his outlook of what happiness is

multiple and important topics about life, but the most important justice and injustice, showing examples through music and including different types of government. Socrates who is the main character in this dialogue with others including Adeimantus, Glaucon, Cephalus, Polemarchus; Socrates has the wish to build the perfect city , “The Just City”. Justice, what is justice? That's the first question that Socrates has to answer before building the city he wants. While he looks for an answer he uses what

the arrogant Thrasymachus’s argument, which is that justice is enforced by the governing power because they have the power over the weaker parties, so much as he storms off in embarrassment, Adeimantus and Glaucon take the point of view in favor of being unjust with various arguments. Glaucon argues being just is a contract between people and without the monitoring of society, it would be idiotic for a man to act in a rightful manner, instead of reaping the rewards from being unjust. Adeimantus adds

The Noble Lie: Can It Be Done? In Book III of the Republic, written by Plato, there is a discussion between Socrates and Glaucon about telling a noble lie to the citizens of the Republic. The purpose of this noble lie will be to persuade the city to love and defend their city more. Socrates and Glaucon want to implement a lie from a Phoenician story called the myth of the metals. In short, the myth states that there are four types of souls: gold, silver, bronze, and iron; the different types

beginning of book II, Glaucon does not agree with Socrates and almost taunts him saying “do you want to seem to have persuaded us or truly persuade us that in every way it’s better to be just than unjust” (p. 66). Of course, Socrates says truly. Because of his response, Glaucon basically challenges him and states that he is not going to accomplish that. Socrates tries to explain justice within the city then

The Republic by Plato goal was to distinguish whether or not justice is better than injustice. Plato wants to prove that justice can be found within common people by the teachings of structure and discipline. Plato creates this “allegory of the cave” where people will learn the good and see the dim light that leads to unknown territory. While these people are in the cave, the only thing they will look for in the cave is finding the good and wisdom in themselves. In this cave one is supposed to learn

they do is define what the different types of good are. After this Socrates states the type of good he believes justice to be. Then, Glaucon explains and defends what the majority of people think. One way he does is by using an old myth as an example. This shows that the only good thing about living a just life comes from its good reputation. According to Glaucon and Socrates, there are three kinds of good things. The first kind is those that are worth choosing for their own sake, such as eating