Reason In The Republic And Apology Of Socrates

Reason is key to achieve justice. First, one needs to be educated, which will cure their ignorance, they then will obtain knowledge of truth, and once one has both knowledge and truth, they then will have the key to reason, and only once reason is achieved they will have justice. Reason is what stops one from doing wrong, it teaches self-control. However throughout The Republic and Apology of Socrates, Reason itself falls into disrepute. Also, if people in the cave rule society, society itself will not be just because they will not have the knowledge in how they can rule a just society because they have been in a cave of ignorance. They do not have the means to actually rule a society because they only have one way of thinking and do not think …show more content…
The only one that did not fail to have reason is Aristocracy, because they use the knowing. In the rest of the forms of government reason does not rule, reason is not in charge or even considered. With Timocracy, reason becomes subordinated with ambition, and they are only focused in getting the most land. Reason, in a government should be primary but reason in this form of government is not even found it is hidden and overpowered by other characteristics of the government. They have too much pride that they cannot think clearly, which leads to arrogance, and reason stops being heard. In Oligarchy reason is nowhere to be seen, this form of government objective is to make money. Justice in this case is not food, since there is no reason. The only people that actually do have a voice in this form of government is the wealthy. If the only people that get justice is the wealthy then there is only injustice to the percentage of people that are left behind. The people in this form of government do not care for one another, and it creates a temperance, there is no balance in this form of government it creates injustice conduct, since one class took over another. Finally, in Democracy is a better form of government, but they lack knowledge, …show more content…
They only knew the shadows that occurred from the fire behind them. The people from the cave had no knowledge of anything that happened outside of the cave. The people in the cave only believe of what they actually know, they did not have wisdom of the outer world. No one could have cured their un-wisdom because they will not be able to handle to truth and that everything they once knew was a complete lie, it will burn out their brain, and will bring doubt to one self. They all have Eikasia, which is the lowest form of knowing the worlds that possibilities exist. The people from the cave cannot just rule society without gradually being introduced to society, education, and justice. Once they have been introduced to these three, then there could be a possibility that the cave people can rule a society but it is highly unlikely, because it is so much they need to learn and cover during the period they were in the cave, and be cured from ignorance, not only do they need to be taught of society and be knowledgeable, they also need to start with the very basics witch is communicating with people, without communication they cannot rule a society that is just. Not to mention that Meletus was very Hubris, since his accusations were not justifiable. As states in class, injustice will rule, if Socrates is dead, and they were not wrong about that. Injustice did