In this paper, I will argue that Socrates argument that the tyrant will be unhappy is convincing. First, I will explain how the tyrant exemplifies injustice. Then I will explain the consequences for the tyrant of his soul. Then I will analyze Socrates argument to develop a clear and evaluation that supports my thesis.
Once the appetite of the tyrant finds beliefs that consider shame to be a deterrent of an action it destroys those beliefs until there is no more self-control and only madness. A tyrant has been led to drunkenness, passion, and melancholia by his practices and his nature. A tyrant who falls to drunkenness is not in control of his own soul, as they are not led by wisdom. Someone who is led by the tyrant of passion will self-indulge …show more content…
Since the tyrant has rid himself of shame they look to those who have the luxuries that they desire, with the plan to take it by deceit or force. If a tyrant doesn’t use force, then they will grovel to get the things that they desire. Once they get what they desire, they don’t seem to be allegiant to the ones who gave to them. Tyrants cannot be trusted and knowing this, they don’t trust others leaving them in a state of melancholia. In a time of war, tyrants will most likely guard another tyrant for wages, but if a tyrant lives in a time of peace and calm then they will commit a lot immoral acts. “They will steal, break into houses, snatch purses, steal clothes, rob temples, kidnap people… bear false witness and accept bribes”(The Republic 575 …show more content…
The same applies to the tyrant who is enslaved by his tyrannical soul. The tyrant is not free to do as he, his entire soul, wishes because only a small part of his soul is in control, forcing the tyrant to do actions that will lead to regret. A tyrannical city can only survive in a poor economy, and “if a man and his city are similar, then mustn’t the same structure exist in him too?”( 577 d). Therefore, a tyrants’ soul must also be poor and impossible to satisfy. A tyrannical city can only survive as long as everyone is always fearful, so the tyrant must always be fearful. The tyrannical city has the most pain and suffering than any other city, likewise the tyrant, driven by his appetite and passions experiences the most pain and suffering than any other. The most tyrannical man suffers more than the other tyrants. The one who becomes an actual tyrant, ruling over many, is the most tyrannical and therefore the most
Once the appetite of the tyrant finds beliefs that consider shame to be a deterrent of an action it destroys those beliefs until there is no more self-control and only madness. A tyrant has been led to drunkenness, passion, and melancholia by his practices and his nature. A tyrant who falls to drunkenness is not in control of his own soul, as they are not led by wisdom. Someone who is led by the tyrant of passion will self-indulge …show more content…
Since the tyrant has rid himself of shame they look to those who have the luxuries that they desire, with the plan to take it by deceit or force. If a tyrant doesn’t use force, then they will grovel to get the things that they desire. Once they get what they desire, they don’t seem to be allegiant to the ones who gave to them. Tyrants cannot be trusted and knowing this, they don’t trust others leaving them in a state of melancholia. In a time of war, tyrants will most likely guard another tyrant for wages, but if a tyrant lives in a time of peace and calm then they will commit a lot immoral acts. “They will steal, break into houses, snatch purses, steal clothes, rob temples, kidnap people… bear false witness and accept bribes”(The Republic 575 …show more content…
The same applies to the tyrant who is enslaved by his tyrannical soul. The tyrant is not free to do as he, his entire soul, wishes because only a small part of his soul is in control, forcing the tyrant to do actions that will lead to regret. A tyrannical city can only survive in a poor economy, and “if a man and his city are similar, then mustn’t the same structure exist in him too?”( 577 d). Therefore, a tyrants’ soul must also be poor and impossible to satisfy. A tyrannical city can only survive as long as everyone is always fearful, so the tyrant must always be fearful. The tyrannical city has the most pain and suffering than any other city, likewise the tyrant, driven by his appetite and passions experiences the most pain and suffering than any other. The most tyrannical man suffers more than the other tyrants. The one who becomes an actual tyrant, ruling over many, is the most tyrannical and therefore the most