A summary of Book 2: Parts 1 & 2 in Plato's The Republic. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Republic and what it means.

Glaucon asks Socrates to describe what justice and injustice each do in themselves, how justice benefits those who have justice and how injustice harms them.

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6 дек. 2023 г. · The dialogue of the second book is more an intellectual exercise than the previous book, since Glaucon takes a position contrary to his own (in ...

Socrates has argued that justice is a virtue, that it is better in and of itself than injustice, no matter the circumstances.

Glaucon begins by challenging Socrates to prove that justice belongs to the highest good that is beneficial to its own sake and the product that derives from ...

23 июл. 2020 г. · The book begins with Glaucon and Socrates arguing over whether justice or injustice is better, Socrates on the side of Justice and Glaucon on ...

Glaucon explains that justice came to exist not because it's something good to do, but because even though everyone wants to do unjust things, they're terrified ...

4 нояб. 2023 г. · Glaucon and his brother Adeimantus ask Socrates to prove that justice itself makes someone happy, and how injustice itself harms a person. They ... [Plato's Republic reading group] Book II : r/philosophy - Reddit Discussion Post for Republic Book II, by Plato, March 8 - Reddit Другие результаты с сайта www.reddit.com

Plato proceeds to trace the first principles of mutual need and of division of labour in an imaginary community of four or five citizens.