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)
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)