POLS 250 Study Guide - Final Guide: Glaucon, Legal Positivism, Thrasymachus
20 Dec 2015
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Socrates: represents plato"s positions (early parts considered socrates while later parts actually plato) Cephalus: dialogue takes place in his house. Thrasymachus: influential sophist (public speaker), tries to show he is much smarter. Glaucon: plato"s older brother, creates the biggest challenge. Dialogue takes place in socratic method: back and forth questions and answers. Cephalus: justice is telling the truth and returning anything borrowed. Socrates: example of borrowing a weapon - refutes #1. Glaucon believes if you posses this ring you would have no reason to act just. They would act in their own self-interest. (2) choice between just and unjust person. Difference between being just without instrumental benefits and unjust but will all the benefits of being just. Polemarchus: justice is giving a man is due - people are deserving of certain punishments and rewards based on certain actions they have committed. Still does not get around problem of previous example. Justice is to benefit one"s friends and harm one"s enemies.
