Plato: Republic I

By Plato, Paul Shorey, Adam James

Book Overview

What is the true nature of dikaiosyne (justice)? In the dialogue that forms Book I of The Republic Socrates meets the arguments first of Polemarchus, that justice means speaking the truth and paying one's dues in the broadest sense; then of Thrasymachus, that it is nothing more than the power which the strong exercise over the weaker members of society. In reality, Book I concludes, justice, self-control ( sophrosyne ), and virtue ( arete ) are 'natural'; the city which displays them is most truly free; the individuals who possess them will achieve their true destiny.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853992542
• ISBN13: 9781853992544
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 7.6"