There are three questions that must be answered when talking about the tyrant that is described in Plato's "Republic-. ... He asked Socrates to prove that a man who leads a just life, with none of the rewards that come with being just, would live a happier life than a man who lives an unjust life, with all the benefits of being just, and none of the disadvantages of being unjust. This breaks down to a question of, is a philosophers life (just) better than a tyrants life (unjust). ... In my own opinion I feel Socrates or Plato, whichever is really talking, is persuasive for reasons othe...

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He spent twenty years studying and working at Plato's Academy. Plato was an influential philosopher and scholar that made a tremendous impact on Aristotle. Many of Plato's ideologies were presented in Aristotle's works. ... So what was meant by just and unjust? ... What might have been unjust to some might not have been considered unjust to others. ...

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David Thoreau would unarguably agree with Plato's quote. ... If people obeyed all laws, they would tend to do unjust things. ... Thoreau in his essay Civil Disobedience also accuses the government of being unjust. ... The tax collector needs to stop serving the unjust government. ... Socrates is clearly criticizing politicians of being unjust. ...

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Keeping this in mind, we are not really sure where the ideals of Socrates stop and those of Plato begin. ... We can see how he views the State and the individual in Plato's Crito. ... He believed that the will of the State must not be ignored; it could however be proven wrong or unjust. But it is a delicate thing to prove a "state- unjust and not destroy it. And in the case of Socrates, he believed that the "state- was not unjust. ...

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Plato (428-348 BC) wrote "The Republic" after Socrates death in 399 BC. ... Plato's vivid dialogues portray Socrates explaining that the "just man" is wise, that "he" is a philosopher, much like Plato and himself. ... I feel that though what Plato says may have some truth in it but behind what Plato believes, there is some selfishness and lust for power. ... Government or Parents) do not necessarily follow those rules, making them unjust rulers and therefore creating an unjust society. ... Where in real life, much like Plato's idea, that is not the case. ...

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