Unit 6 Quiz — Plato II: Justice, Soul, and the Ideal City
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Thrasymachus claims that 'justice is the advantage of the stronger.' What is he really arguing?
In the myth of the Ring of Gyges, Glaucon's point is that…
Why does Glaucon compare a perfectly just man who is BELIEVED unjust with a perfectly unjust man who is BELIEVED just?
Plato argues the soul has parts by appeal to the Principle of Opposites. Which case illustrates it?
Which correctly pairs the parts of the soul with the city's classes and their virtues?
Plato defines justice in the soul as…
What is Plato's 'third wave' in Republic V?
Why does Plato insist that philosophers rule only when compelled and reluctant, and how do defenders answer the totalitarianism charge (Popper)?
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Explain the challenge Glaucon sets Socrates in Republic II (including the Ring of Gyges), and critically assess how well Plato's account of justice as psychic harmony meets it.
What to cover: State what Glaucon demands — that justice be shown good in itself, not merely for its rewards — then explain Plato's tripartite-soul answer (justice as each part doing its own work) and judge whether it really answers Glaucon.
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