Retributive justice

how it is ordered on stele). She goes to court and law 218 wins. Later, the surgeon gets his hands cut off, and slice. The surgeon did what he could to save him. Was that really just? That is the whole point of Hammurabi’s code, equality and justice to all his people.His code was the foundation…

lifestyle and strive to live it well. “Then the meddling and interchange between the three classes would be the greatest damage to the city…” (Book 4, pg. 271). The three classes that Socrates has come up with include: wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice. Each class of people should have each of these traits, but according to their strong suit be placed in a respective…

The final reason Socrates presents against Crito’s offer of help is the Agreement Argument. The Agreement Argument follows that by participating in Athenian society, the citizens of Athens have implicitly agreed to obey the Laws. Socrates made an agreement to the State to follow the Laws, and it is just to keep to one's agreements, and so to escape would be to break an agreement and so Socrates ought not to escape with Crito (Plato, 1997b, §51c-52d). This agreement refers to is a form of…

Plato’s The Republic is one of the first books of philosophy. It utilizes the socratic method of discussion and debate to convey ideas relating to justice, politics, and finding the ultimate truth. The text is continually referenced and argued back to in almost all further philosophical conversations. In book seven of The Republic, Plato introduces an allegory which compares the experiences of prisoners in a cave to the levels of knowledge people can obtain. The allegory details a prisoner who…

Within Plato’s Crito, there is dialogue between Socrates and his long-time friend Crito regarding the nature of justice and how one should act in the face of injustice. Crito offers to help Socrates escape prison to evade execution, yet Socrates argues it is wrong for him to escape in response to the injustice he has been dealt. Dealing with the relationship between an individual and a state’s laws, this dialogue is the foundation for inquiry into arguments for being a law-abiding citizen,…

Plato introduces the concept of courage as one of the main virtues present in the city he creates throughout The Republic. The virtues (wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice) are compartmentalized and found in specific classes or parts of the city. Plato states upfront that “Now whoever call the city brave or cowardly will think first about its armed forces.” So it follows naturally that courage finds its foundation in the auxiliary class of warriors. Those who protect and defend the city…

argued that akrasia is impossible, Plato in the Republic believed otherwise. He believed that one could act against his better judgement through weakness of will. Socrates also stated that all the five virtues discussed in the Protagoras; piety, justice, temperance, wisdom, and courage, are dependent upon each other. On the other hand, Plato disagreed with Socrates by stating that each part of the soul has its own role, making the virtue of the soul disunited. In this paper, I intend to first…

will demonstrate Plato's true definition of justice and why no city can be just unless it is ruled by a philosopher-king. Through explaining Plato's ideal city this will aid in concluding why Plato believes philosopher-kings are the best fit to rule in order to truly have a just society. In the text Plato, Republic Plato is discussing human behaviour, most prominently the trait of justice. The characters within The Republic discuss humans and justice, why people are just, is it due to fear of…

Throughout the work Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito, written by Greek philosopher Plato, Socrates is faced with moral and ethical challenges. In Euthyphro, Socrates attempts to convince Euthyphro that prosecuting his father might be sacrilegious, despite his duty as a citizen to report any crime committed. Socrates questions Euthyphro on what he believes piety to be, as a way for Euthyphro to understand the alternatives to directly turning his father in. This is followed by Socrates trial in the…

because they only see shadows reflections and images(eikon) of a form. The forms play a huge role in Plato’s larger ethical and political concept because it all comes down to what is just? Is living a just life the best life? Plato’s definition of justice is a human ethic that makes an individual “good”. For example, in…