In Book I of Plato’s, the Republic, the question is asked of what justice truly is. After Socrates has a long discussion, poking holes in the argument that justice is giving a man what he is owed, Thrasymachus bursts forward and offers a definition of justice that is contradictory in itself. Whereas I often presume justice to be what is equal and good, Thrasymachus argues that injustice is actually a virtue and justice, a vice, as injustice seems to benefit the doer as long as he or she goes unpunished. This mindset is a common one in the world, even though not everyone would admit to it. From corrupt politicians stealing money to high school students cheating on a math test, humans have always had the tenacity to cheat and steal. Thrasymachus’s
