Distributive justice

Elaborating the Definition of Justice Plato, the Republic is about the history of political thought, it includes long conversations and arguments among several intellects. Thrasymachus, a fierce fighter, argues that justice is what is good for the stronger and that the unjust man lives a more profitable life than the just man does. Socrates, Plato’s teacher, play the role in defending justice in all these arguments. He praises justices for itself and its consequences. Next, Glaucon and…

eastern land. Hammurabi was well known because of these codes that he created they were meant to be observed in public is laws for every day citizens in his kingdom to follow. Hammurabi who depicted these codes from shamash The son God or God of justice. Hammurabi wanted his kingdom to see his power being as equal as a God. The contents of these regulations is clear with organization to control the society with harsh punishments for crimes. The witness of these horrific crimes to be either a…

In Plato’s, Five Dialogues, inklings of the Hobbesian notion of the social contract begin to assemble within the dialogue of Crito as the theory of tacit consent is explored. At the start of the dialogue, Crito proposes that Socrates should escape from Athenian prison with his assistance, however, Socrates is adamant against an attempted escape, arguing [from the polis’ perspective] that, “Whoever of you remains…has in fact come to an agreement with us [the polis] to obey our [the polis’]…

Justice: a set of values deemed "just" that are often used to establish law codes or serve as the basis for governments. And yet, despite its ability to invoke a moral high ground, the concept of justice may often go unexamined. However, in Book I of Plato's Republic, Polemarchus is forced to not only articulate a concise definition of justice, but is also forced to come to its defense in response to an inquisitive Socrates. Through the conversation between Polemarchus and Socrates, Plato forces…

time has passed, the gap between health status or the lack thereof has widened between the marginalized and the privileged (Giddings, 2005). Social justice is an important element to incorporate in the nursing profession, as it is a key link to providing holistic health care not only for the patient, but also for the community and globally. Social justice is defined as equal distribution of resources and responsibilities, including wealth, opportunities and privileges in society. It also…

trafficking, murder of any competitor and extortion of politicians. The man is an unjust person by nature but is viewed as just. These are the types of argument of Glaucon in comparison to Socrates on justice and injustice. Glaucon makes arguments for injustice and its perks and Socrates’ arguments for justice. An investigation of the nature of…

Thucydides and Plato we see that, while both highly regarded philosophers, the methods they use to teach are vastly different. Thucydides preferred an empirical style in the way that he chose to approach his studies of human nature and believes that justice is determined by strength, where Plato was said to have a more normative claim and deems that an individual’s constitution dictates what is right. In my reading of these two philosophers, both present their opinions through stories which…

provides a solution to the major challenges of preventing the private tyrant from abusing or hurting other people in civil society. Therefore, Socrates commitment to the absolute morality and truth of the Forms overrides Glaucon’s cynical view of justice, which illustrates the ability of the just man to live a pleasant life by subduing the hydra and the lion through human reason and…

From The Republic by Plato and Politics by Aristotle, come two very different perspectives of what a state should look like. This includes different structures of power, different favored types of government, and different types of classes. Where Plato bases his ideas off of a faux society, Aristotle uses examples of past civilizations to discuss several different theories and explanations. Though Aristotle was a student of Plato, he had a very different approach to the ideal state than his…

between a private good and a public good. The play teaches also that the law and justice are not always correlated which furthers the tension between private justice and justice for the city. While both arguments are strong, Creon’s argument that the good of the city is more important than justice for a single individual is most correct. Despite the disconnect between the law and justice however, law is essentially justice for the entire political community. The rule of law…