Is Plato A Just Society

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What is a Justice/ What is a Just Society

Plato, a renowned Greek philosopher, answered this questions within his work “The Republic” in which a perfect society is built on the foundation of justice. He defines justice as specialization using politics and the human soul as models. Politically it is specialization which leads to societal harmony; for individual’s justices is when each part of your soul performs its duties without interference. No excessive practices or emotions, so as to not cause unjust thoughts. In a perfect society each class doing their part, and having the power to do so, leads to harmony and is justice.
Plato’s definition of justice is correct because if society is filled with those who do exactly what they’re a supposed to do they’re supposed to then there would be no crime, nor any unjust reactions to crime. A thief would never occur on a society where justice reigned because it is unjust to want what is not yours. In “Plato’s Just State” by …show more content…

Socrates backs this point in ”The Republic” by refuting all other definitions of justice, when the common definition of justice meaning honesty and taking responsibility is offered he counters it by saying that a weapon returned to a mad man cannot be considered justice, In plato’s society, justice for this situation would be whichever action benefited the common good, rather than for individual benefit. At this point within the republic Thrasymachus states that we regard justice as an advantage of the strongest individuals; the powerful decree right and wrong. This, however is also disproven by Plato uses Socrates character to argue that leader view leadership as a craft, and therefore strive towards an

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