Glaucon

In Plato's The Republic: Book II, Glaucon wants to know what the meaning of justice is so he goes on to converse more about the just and unjust with Socrates. Glaucon starts off by saying that he believes that there are three types of classes that can define good. The first one is the things that one desires because of the consequences, the second one is the things that one wants for their own interest, and the third one is the things we want for both, the consequences and interest. What Glaucon is trying to prove to Socrates is that for humans to be unjust is more desirable than to be just and that it is reasonable for humans to think so. In this essay I will analyze Galucon's reasons to his statement and counter argue his points.…

just? It’s a controversial topic to discuss; however, Socrates and Glaucon dispute the better life. In addition, Glaucon and Socrates, use different scenarios to do so. In this reading, Glaucon, a ‘just’ man and apprentice to Socrates, becomes disappointed with Thrasymachus’ abrupt and willingness in defeat. Glaucon, plays devil’s advocate and challenges his successor; Socrates, to a friendly debate. To start the debate of why the ‘just’ man is the best, rather than, ‘unjust’. Glaucon also…

Sitting in a room hearing a lecture, there are two types of people. On type is the one that just listens and agrees, they don’t really think too hard on what is being taught. They don’t contradict what is being said. Then there is the second kind of person who listens and asks questions, someone who contradicts and comes up with scenarios about how that wouldn’t work. In Plato, that is Glaucon. Socrates starts out by asking what justice is. He goes on a tangent about the just individual by…

odds and in his world just will always beat un just. To display this Plato writes, “I thought I showed how superior justice is to in justice,” (56). Plato says this to his comrades after they state what they believe justice is. In Plato’s mind, he see his fellow Elenchus members claims as invalid. His first partner in discussion is Thrasymachus, who is a sophist, during his argument with Plato he claims justice is “what is in the interest of the stronger”(19). Thrasymachus’ answer is not actual…

Platonic Reflections: (An expository of three main ideas of Plato’s Republic) What is justice? What is right? What is wrong? Is there even a difference? Plato explores these question is his Republic. He explores it through his mentor, Socrates; he presents “elaborate theories, sometimes expressed by Socrates, who is by far the most common main character,” says Alexander Nehamas, in his book Virtues of Authenticity (Nehamas). In Republic, Socrates begins conversing with Polermarchus, Cephalus,…

Even Genius People can be Wrong (An Argument against three points in Plato’s The Republic) “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” (Vonnegut) Plato explains the perfect city and their perfect kind. He follows the idea of Vonnegut’s stable community and uses many different ideas to explain how to create this perfect city. Some of his best…

Three Messages From Republic 1-5 In depth analysis of three important messages from Plato’s Republic Philosophical texts are very important to humanity. They bring us to question what exactly what we are doing with our day to day lives. How the world affects us to bring change to our routines and why exactly this change is good or bad. Plato and Socrates are no different. Much of Socrates’ work is through the written texts of Plato, despite many historians believing that the dialogues of…

Gargi Ketkar Hogan Social Foundations, Tuesdays 16 October 2015 Summation: Book I Introduction: The main questions explored in the first book of the Republic are questions of morality and justice. How do each of the characters Socrates interacts with define what makes something or someone moral? What is justice’s role in a functioning society? Cephalus: Socrates begins talking to Cephalus saying that he believes that we have a lot to learn from the old because they can tell us about what…

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…

Problem set 2 1.) What, according to the theory developed by Glaucon in Republic II, is justice? Why and in what sense is it good to be just person, and bad to be an unjust person? According to the theory developed by Glaucon, justice is the case where people agreed to be good to each other, so that not to end up in a chaos. It is better to be just, for people will be in a better situation, rather than if they will choose injustice as a way to act. In Republic’s book two, Glaucon sets up a…