by Dan | Jul 5, 2022 | History
This week we jump in to Plato’s Republic and we will start to see the theories we read about in Five Dialogues put in to action. This is Plato’s presentation of how he thinks a State should be run: his vision for modes of governance, social...
by Brian Leakey | Sep 26, 2020 | philosophy
In Book 8 of The Republic, Socrates goes into detail in his criticisms of democracy. What do you think ofSocrates’ criticisms? In this post, describe what parts of Socrates’ criticism are persuasive to you (if any) andwhat parts are not persuasive....
by Dan | Oct 31, 2018 | Main
In Book 2 of Plato’s Republic, Glaucon argues that justice is defined as an arrangement among individuals to avoid harming each other, thus ensuring mutual security. On this view, justice is a human creation, something we invented to meet human needs: because we...
