
PREMIUM-Episode 40: Plato’s Republic: What Is Justice?
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Justice of Socrates
Socrates gets roped into first talking to this old guy who is a rich guy that runs the house that he's at. They're trying to figure out what is justice. Cephalus is the first guy, and his definition is speaking the truth and giving back what one takes,. right, paying what you owe. That's what justice is. And according to Smith, he represents the conventional view, which is considered and then discarded.
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