The problem with that, is doctors, nowadays, earn a great deal of money. Surgeons and doctors always have the highest incomes in the nation and around the world. If these jobs were so satisfying spiritually, then the income would not need to be as high. The same care that a doctor has for their patients is the same care that a shepherd has for their flock. These professions do not truly care about the sheep or the patient’s happiness, but the fact that the patient or sheep is alive and is able to benefit the doctor or shepherd in monetary value. A dead patient is not as beneficial as an alive one. The more patients the doctor accumulates is more important than the quality of care. This is why there are nurses, that way the doctor can focus on more important things than dealing with the patient. Doctors are efficient and that efficiency can cause unjust actions to the patient. The patient wants to see the professional and pays all kinds of fees to only just see the nurse. The time that the patient and doctor spends is not as beneficial as the patient expects. This shows the false nature that even the just professions are unfair. Socrates also claims that skilled professionals do not compete against one another. While this claim could be true for when Socrates was alive, it no longer holds up in contemporary times as he claims “the good aren’t willing to rule for the sake of money” …show more content…
The fundamental problem with this statement is what the definition of a just man is. We all know what makes an unjust man, therefore the real question is where the line is that one crosses from just to unjust. Another issue with injustice is whether or not a man becomes unjust after one unjust act or if it takes multiple. Mark Zuckerberg and other business moguls have backstabbed their way to the top in order to make millions of dollars, which is unjust. Then they donate to charities and seem very just. These people can become happy through their generosity as they can make the world a better place. This leads in the confliction of happiness. There are two brands of happiness: there is the face value of it then there is spiritual side. The face value of happiness is what you first think of as happiness. Success and the lifestyle you live is what defines how happy you are. If you are happy with the situation you are in, then that is the first definition of happiness. The second meaning relies heavily on being just and believing that unjust people cannot become morally good, that their unjust acts define their entire life. So the rich moguls talked about before are unjust people even though their donations and generosity overshadow their unjust actions. With the first part of happiness, the unjust man can become happy through the life that they happen to choose. It can be their unjust acts