Justice is the underlining truth in the Republic of Plato. ... Socrates spent a great deal of his life seeking out the "truth- and definitions of question that would universally answer the notion of right and wrong; virtuous and immoral; just and unjust. ... His quest was abruptly ended because of an unjust decision by a supposedly just society. ... However, the ideal constitution Plato proposes to ward off the slide into democracy and despotism is fraught with theoretical problems that make it thoroughly unjust and virtually incapable of producing a flawlessly just and otherwise virt...

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Plato defines these just rulers as the philosopher kings. ... This is where Plato is flawed in his theory of decaying constitutions. ... How is it that Plato can place into his discussion a man that lives in an unjust city? ... What is Plato's purpose in creating this ideal state? ... Maybe these flaws did not go unnoticed by Plato. ...

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The ancient Greek philosopher was determined to accept his unjust fate with dignity. ... Socrates quest for justice was written in the form of a dialogue by his student Plato, in Plato's Republic. ... In Plato's ideal society justice ruled. ... He believes that anyone will be unjust, given the opportunity. ... The four reforms that Plato feels are needed are: The Equality of Women- Plato realizes that the most knowledgible person could possibly be a woman. ...

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Plato philosophizes that justice is catalyst for a just city. ... The advantage Plato attributes to justice is that it is health for the soul (P.265). ... Why not be unjust and manipulate those who are just, and therefore weaker? ... By analyzing Plato's "cave" allegory and the four stages of cognition, it becomes clear why Plato focuses on defining justice on a basic level. ... That is the basic definition Plato uses to educate the mass unenlightened audience. ...

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Socrates was a sort of bridge to Plato and Aristotle. ... He disproves Polemarchus" statement that justice is treating friends well and enemies badly by determining that harming someone would make them live more unjustly. Therefore, harming someone, even your enemy, would be unjust because it creates more injustice. ... By imagination, Plato means shadows and reflections. ... Just as Plato was a student of Socrates, Aristotle was a student of Plato. ...

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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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Most notable among the Greek philosophers who inspired Machiavelli was Plato. In particular, Machiavelli took interest in Plato's concept of just rulers who ruled by moral virtue. ... The ruler, therefore, is justified in doing whatever is necessary to maintain the country, even if it is unjust. On the other hand, Plato argues a ruler can never be unjust. ... Virtu is characterized by its flexibility because the ruler is given the prerogative to mold it in consonance to a given situation whereas "virtue" is more rigid, as Plato would required the just ruler to behave the same all the...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate