6/11/2023 0 Comments The Republic by Plato![]() ![]() Of course if a given state could be founded on a resolution and emulation of such precepts, it would be an ideal state Plato is generally acknowledged to be an idealistic philosopher. ![]() ![]() Thus it is that the conversation in the Republic proceeds from a question of meaning (what is Justice?), augmented by questions of fact (are there examples of justice in action or of just men?), to a question of policy (what laws may be effected to ensure the carriage of justice?). The major intent of the debate in the Republic is to determine an extended definition of what constitutes Justice in a given state, whether or not a concept of Justice may be determined by citizens in a given state at the time that Plato is writing, and how Justice may be accomplished in a given state (how laws might be enacted that would serve the citizens of a just state in courts of law). ![]()
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