To be just or not to be just? This is a question that the weak face as Thrasymachus views justice as the “advantage of the stronger” (Plato, The Republic, 338c). Thrasymachus’ view of justice is challenging as it benefits the rulers, and leaves the perspectives of the weaker unattended to, triggering us to ask the question: how can we find a solution to challenge Thrasymachus’ dark view of justice? Thrasymachus’ view of justice is one-sided, thus Cephalus and Polemarchus characterizes justice as the interest of the weak rather than only the strong, while Glaucon and Adeimantus entail that there is a discrepancy between the ruler’s definition of justice and the weak’s definition of justice.
