ENGL1010 Study Guide - Tyrant, Aristocracy, Divided Government
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What are the five definitions of justice in book 1 of the. Book 1 five definitions of justice: cephalus: justice is giving people what you owe them and not telling lies. Refuted by socrates" proposal that one shouldn"t give borrowed weapons back to a mad man because that would threaten society: polemarchus: to be just is to give what seems fitting (give help to friends and harm to enemies). To give what seems and is good: thrasymachus: justice is the stronger making law to their advantage. Refuted by the suggestion that those who rule do not always know what is best, so the definition is self contradictory. Just behavior works to benefit other people, not the person who is just. Justice goes against man"s natural tendency to always desire more. The myth suggests that any man, even the most just man, would perform unjust actions if there was no fear of repercussion.
