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What is Cephalus' key to happiness? |
To live moderate and contented |
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What is Socrates started opinion if the wealthy? |
They are poor company because they have nothing good to say about anything but money |
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What does Polemarchus first say justice is? |
Returning what you've borrowed |
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Why does Socrates eventually come to the conclusion that the just man is a kind of thief? |
Because if a just person is the best guardian of money then they must be the best at stealing it too |
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How does Polemarchus define friends? |
Someone you consider good and useful |
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What is Polemarchus second definition of Justice? |
Do good to your friends and bad to your enemies |
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What problem does Socrates find with treating enemies badly? |
That when humans are harness they become worse with human virtue |
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What is Thrasymachus' started definition of Justice? |
The advantage of the stronger |
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What is the punishment Socrates thinks would induce good men to rule? |
To be ruled by someone worse than themselves |
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Does Thrasymachus think that Justice is a virtue? A vice? |
Thinks Injustice if a techne related to making profit |
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What is the conclusion of book 1? |
Justice is profitable because it is a virtue of the soul, not profitable for material things |
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Why doesn't Thrasymachus accept Cleitophon's definition? |
Because the stronger is always right and wouldn't be the stronger when he is messing up |
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What is Socrates second attempt to refute this definition? |
That rulers dont seek anything to advantage themselves but only their subjects |