Myth of Er

the myth of Er, a story about a man who travels to the afterlife then returns to tell what he saw. The myth of Er fits into the rest of Republic because it supports the assertion that being just is beneficial and that being just or unjust is a choice; however, it appears different than the rest of the book because the myth introduces a different reason why justice is advantageous, and it has a non-dialectical style. These differences support the idea that Plato may have used the myth of Er to…

light various angles for approaching the idea of justice and all it brings with it, in this life and beyond. In his final discussion with Glaucon, Socrates tells the story of a man named Er. Er’s tale is of his journey to Hades and the things he was shown during his brief tenure in the Underworld. Plato used this myth and its teachings as a way to impart…

However, if someone were able to prove that poetry was beneficial, it would be allowed into the city. After this, Socrates explains why the soul is immortal and that just people will be rewarded, while unjust are punished. Somehow, this leads to the Myth of Er, which seems to be completely out of place. After having…

opposing team while playing sports in high school. He was rushed to the local ER where his parents were informed that he would need surgery to correct the fracture. Between his admission to the ER and his transfer to the surgical unit, a several hour process, Dominique did not receive any form of pain medication. His mother was frantic that he was in pain and tried to advocate for him but was told by the physician in the ER…

with Macbeth, Macbeth simply replies, “I think not of them”(Shakespeare). Lying to Banquo, Macbeth wants his true motives to kill King Duncan and become king to remain in secret in order not to raise any suspicion. Plato may argue, according to The Myth of Er, that one can become reborn or choose a new, easier life. Although not all people think alike, some of them will probably dispute the claim that a person can simply choose to live a new life in the blink of an eye. To sum up, deception can…

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Throughout Book VIII, the author explains the insight of a tyrannical man. He says that lawless desires draw men towards all sorts of shameless and criminal things. While he says that we all have lawless desires while we are dreaming, the just people in the world never act on these desires. The tyrannical man however, allows these desires to cross over into his waking life. This man does not have the family or societal support system to pull him back from his shameful ways, so he falls further…

infrequent event (Ditton & Duffy, 1983; Jerrin & Fields, 1994; Han Er, 2014). For example, violent crimes such as serial or mass murder and children as victims of sexual crimes are overrepresented compared to corporate or white-collar crimes (Jerrin & Fields, 1994; Han Er, 2014). The media distorts facts for the purposes of entertainment, economic gain, public demands of fascination, and policy change in the criminal justice system (Han Er, 2014). This is because the public is fascinated with…

encounters was to mimic events from their cultural myths to ensure the continuity of that event. This mimicry can be categorized as a form of sympathetic magic, or a type of magic predicated on the belief that an event can be affected through an object or act symbolizing it. For ancient Egyptians the purpose of these acts was to ensure the coming of the each day and for ancient Mesopotamians it was to ensure the coming of the next harvest. A creation myth originating from Heliopolis in ancient…