"Plato's Republic" begins and ends with a discussion of justice. ... In order to further the argument that justice is good on its own terms and not simply because of its consequences, Plato develops a model of justice in the city and a model of justice in the soul, the latter of which depending on the former. ... Rather, I dispute Plato's logic that "noble " (93) social principles aimed at shaping the souls of citizens of the city are responsible or even necessary to effect this justice of harmony. ... In fact, there are only two arguments that Plato presents over the course of T...

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Some accredit Plato with the invention of philosophy, while A. ... This contrasts with Plato's initial postulation of a Demiurge. ... "8 Also Plato cautiously considers the problem of evil in outlining God. ... Plato used this argument as the basis for his doctrine on the Forms. ... 'The Forms could never be encountered in this world, since they are permanent and unchangeable concepts- justice, truth, beauty and goodness- of which Plato believed we have instinctive appreciation, even if we have never known a perfect example of them.'13 Objects within the physical world are ...

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Philosophers, for example Plato, were believers in Physis. ... There is no such thing as one truth, one justice, and one standard of beauty. ... Justice, for example, may mean one thing to one group of people, while it may mean something entirely different to another group of people. ... Plato agrees with Parmenides in many ways. ... In this sense, Plato is too a rationalist (122). ...

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