Talking about moderation and justice in a city, it is important to be reasonable and just at the same time because both moderation and justice go together. The individual has to be moderate and self controlling in order to be just. Without moderation the individual will act unlawful therefore making one unjust. In my opinion it is necessary for the city and individual to be moderate in order to be just. Every city and individual is not just without being moderate. Moderation has a lot to do with justice because without it there will be conflicts in itself and everyone else around you. There are laws in every city that …show more content…
Plato’s theory states that the just person will have a happier and cheerful life than the unjust person. We can take a look at how he indicates that every human being is divided into three souls. One of them is the rational soul which has to do with the mind and making rational decisions on what is false or what is true. Another should is the Spirited soul which in the city structure as courageous and willing to to something for the good.
The last one is the appetitive soul which has to deal with desire. This often has to deal with being moderate and being able to have self control. Every person who is just according to Plato’s The Republic has a task to perform his or her function and role in the society. Plato’s argument is that the person who is just and is in good connection with the soul has a happier and better life than anyone who’s soul not in good connection with the soul. The person with the unjust soul is alway in conflict and unhappy with the life they live deep