The statement "Family values teach us many wonderful things -- but justice is not one of them," seems to follow very closely with the opinion of Plato in his Republic. ... From this, Plato develops a plan in which he establishes a communal family for his entire Just City that he believes will bring both unity and justice to his city.  However, it is my contention that not only can the private family teach and lead to justice but that Plato's plan for a communal family will not lead to justice. The second major contention is that Plato's means for dealing ...

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How is it possible for Plato to basically say that injustice can be created from pure justice? In the Republic, Plato creates a city, a kallipolis, that is ruled by aristocracy, "which is rightly said to be good and just." ... Throughout the Republic, Plato only deals with his kallipolis, which is unable to decay because it is governed by the just rulers. ... In the Republic, Plato deliberately creates an ideal city with just men as its people. ... But if this were the soul purpose of the Republic, how is it that the brilliant Plato, and not we as students, missed the contradictions in hi...

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Master and pupil, Plato and Aristotle, through their respective works, "The Republic" and "Nicomachean Ethics," have each written extensively on the topic of happiness and fulfillment. ... This also shows Plato's belief in the unity of the virtues. This is seen throughout The Republic especially when speaking of the soul. ... In both the soul and city, Plato uses justice as the right ordering of the other parts and virtues, unifying them. ... In The Republic, Plato brings to surface knowledge as an important source for happiness, while in Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle expands on his tea...

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