In The Republic by Plato, the question of what justice really is is circulating around while Socrates goes from person to person asking their opinions of it. No two people in this story give the same answer to what justice really is, leaving Socrates stuck. Throughout this writing there are two very different societies mentioned and described in very great detail. These two important places mentioned are The City of Pigs and the City of Luxury. Yes, one might sound better than the other, but does the name of one city make you think that it is better than the other? Both names can be quite deceiving. These two societies brings us to question whether The City of Pigs or the City of Luxury is the better society to live in. The obvious answer to which society is more just is the City of Pigs due to how organized it is, the comparable characteristics to the guardian class, and how well this city displays the 4 cardinal virtues.
To backtrack, The City of Luxury is a society of war. Not only is this society full of warfare, but greed. Having greed would cause many difficulties because, similar to today’s society, if people develop greed they are willing to fight for anything. Also, the greed in the town would soon cause people to go to …show more content…
The reason why I am including this is because when you look at the City of Pigs versus the City of Luxury, the City of pigs would display these virtues more. There is a lot more wisdom put out in how they would handle things. They do not automatically think of war or even stealing other people’s land because of their greediness to have everything be over the top and “perfect”. Stealing, in most people’s eyes, is not a trait of justice. You would look to something far more important if you were looking for justice. Nor is stealing a part of wisdom or courage. Personally, those things make individuals cowards which is the complete polar opposite than
To backtrack, The City of Luxury is a society of war. Not only is this society full of warfare, but greed. Having greed would cause many difficulties because, similar to today’s society, if people develop greed they are willing to fight for anything. Also, the greed in the town would soon cause people to go to …show more content…
The reason why I am including this is because when you look at the City of Pigs versus the City of Luxury, the City of pigs would display these virtues more. There is a lot more wisdom put out in how they would handle things. They do not automatically think of war or even stealing other people’s land because of their greediness to have everything be over the top and “perfect”. Stealing, in most people’s eyes, is not a trait of justice. You would look to something far more important if you were looking for justice. Nor is stealing a part of wisdom or courage. Personally, those things make individuals cowards which is the complete polar opposite than