Galaucon On The Nature Of Injustice

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Galaucon believe, “to do injustice is, by nature, good; to suffer injustice, evil; but that the evil is greater than the good.” I believe he means that the act of injustice itself is naturally good , however the act of injustice has become evil, because of the consequence of injustice is punishment, and the punishment is an undesired, bad consequences, therefore to avoid of injustice is the better choice, than to suffered from the consequences by committed of injustices. Galaucon said “To be the origin and nature of justice; it is a mean or compromise, between the best of all, which is to do injustice and not be punished, and the worst of all, which is to suffer injustice without the power of retaliation.” I believe he meant, the origin

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