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Plato's Republic and the Problem of Justice | The New Thinkery Ep. 86

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Gacon's Desire for a Conspicuous Life

The idea of being a founder, of transforming athens would appeal to glaucon. So he has these these a desires for a conspicuous life that i think is tied to what glo socres calls his courage on the one hand. On the other hand, he has a sense of shame. The lives he invisions the for himself are tyranny and martyrdom.

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