These are my thoughts as I read through Plato’s Republic.
Oddly, now, rather than continuing to build the city and imagine how the people interact, what their laws are and how that shapes them, Socrates… Continue reading Philosophic Soldiers? – Plato’s Republic: Part 10 (376c to 377a)
Cause of War – Plato’s Republic: Part 9 (372c to 376c) At this point, Glaucon interrupts and takes over the imagining of the city.… Continue reading Cause of War – Plato’s Republic: Part 9 (372c to 376c)
At this point, Glaucon jumps into the conversation, who Socrates describes as “courageous”. Glaucon, like the reader, is not satisfied with Socrates’ argument against Thrasymachus… Continue reading Notes on reading Plato’s Republic: Part 8 (357a to 372b)
Socrates asks Thrasymachus to clarify what he means when he says that justice is the advantage of the stronger. Thrasymachus puts forth that the ruling… Continue reading Notes on reading the Republic: Part 7 (339a to 354a)
At this point, Thrasymachus enters the conversation. Socrates describes Thrasymachus as being like a wild beast wanting to tear Socrates apart, shouting and accusing Socrates… Continue reading Notes on reading the Republic: Part 6 (336b to 338e)
I think we’ll need more to go on. Let’s see what happens next in the conversation. Cephalus, at any rate, is convinced by Socrates… Continue reading Notes on reading the Republic: Part 5 (335e to 336a)
At this, Socrates is compelled to ask: “is it the part of the just man to harm any human whatsoever?” Going through some examples with… Continue reading Notes on reading Plato’s Republic: Part 4 (335b to 335e)
At this point, Cephalus’ son Polemarchus jumps back into the conversation, citing Simonides, the poet, as being in disagreement with Socrates’ suggestions. So Socrates… Continue reading Notes on reading Plato’s Republic: Part 3 (331d to 335b)
At this point, Socrates asks an interesting, if not impolite, question of Cephalus. Did he make his money or inherit it. Socrates explains that people… Continue reading Notes on reading Plato’s Republic: Post 2 (330c to 331d)
The Republic is a story. Plato is not writing nonfiction but fiction. The story is Socrates’ recollection of what happened the day before, much… Continue reading Notes on reading Plato’s Republic: Post 1 (327a to 300c)