PlatoEssay Preview: PlatoReport this essayAccording to Plato; justice is the excellence of our souls.While reading the Republic of Plato, and The last days of Socrates justice was always a main issue throughout both books. One strong quote from the reading text that supports my thesis statement is ” justice is the excellence of the soulÐ the just soul and just man will live well, and the unjust man will live illÐ… And he who lives well is blessed and happy, and he who lives ill the reverse of happyÐ…The just is happy, and the unjust miserableÐ… happiness and not misery is profitableÐ… injustice can never be more profitable than justice.” This quote from Plato leaves me with the understanding that he believed justice to derive from ones soul.
In Plato, it was not the soulÐ-being the right one to judge. Rather, Socrates thought that people’s souls were different, and that one might choose to judge them. On this theory, a soul in Plato’s time was considered by philosophers of the time to have greater justice; yet, on further analysis, this theory is actually based on the fact that only one soul is required for judging a single concept.
This theory is based on our own experience that most moral and immoral situations are caused by one person’s moral judgments, which include personal experiences or the perception of others. Therefore, a person’s ability to judge someone else’s actions that may be detrimental to her or his case may not only be morally superior in and of itself, it may be very difficult for a person to actually be able to objectively rule others out. We can see, for example, here that a person cannot really know where to go, and can only make decisions based upon a handful of experiences in a group based around a single person-who might be able to get an even better guess at what is going on than what is going on behind the scenes or outside the group.
Also, the thought of a particular person being judged based on their own personal experience can negatively influence how they interact with others and the society. So how can such people feel more positive about other people having an “ideal” way to help others? Well, as I say, this is something Plato never had to wrestle with–he was an atheist and an agnostic–which has led to a very different understanding of the soul, and even the concept of justice, in his time.
Furthermore, what Plato believed was that the person who was judged in this connection could no longer think like a true person–so he tried to help others. As an example, if the reader looks at Plato’s works and sees a picture of an older person standing around a certain time, looking very old, with his face wrinkled and wrinkled, a group of people suddenly comes up to his eyes and says “Don’t worry, friend. In short, don’t judge anyone younger than you. And as long as you know that you’re doing our work, you won’t feel as guilty about that person’s actions as the others.”
The idea is that these people would feel less guilty about their actions compared to the ones they did at the time they could not even think about the person who just stood there, or the individual just holding a fork in their shoulder, not just sitting around looking at a mirror.
In general, this brings the idea that the soul of Socrates (or Plato) might have been much more affected by Socrates’ actions than most people would have imagined. For Plato, an individual judge’s actions are viewed as valuable, worthy of value or happiness. It is for this reason that Socrates was an idealist and philosopher who saw justice as to its proper expression. As he put
Plato believes there are three “parts” to the soul, which corresponds to three virtues and three different interest of humans. The reason applies to those who seek knowledge to attain the virtue of wisdom. Spirit is the part of the soul used mostly by those who seek honor thereby using the virtue of courage. Desire wants pleasures and is regulate by the virtue of temperance. Justice does not appear on any list of virtues, but applies to them all. Justice regulates all virtues, so one doesnt take over completely. Reason and Spirit are mostly in charge with the help of justice which makes sure that one part of the soul doesnt overshadow the others. Plato was highly dissatisfied with the prevailing conditions in Athens. The Athenian democracy was on the verge of ruin and was ultimately responsible for Socrates death as acknowledged in The last day of Socrates. Plato saw justice as the only remedy that could save Athens from decay and ruin. In Platos philosophy justice was of great importance. He used the Greek word “Dikaisyne” for justice which is similar to morality or righteousness, In his beliefs this was the duty of man.
Plato believed Athens democracy to be no effective. This was more than likely his reason for an ideal society. In his ideal society (The Just State – Platos Utopia) there was organization. His ides was rule by the best. The ideal government would be ruled by the men and women who demonstrates ability and aptitude for ruling. The Guardians- The ruling group would be made up of philosophers – kings especially trained for government administrations. This group would never marry or own property. The Warriors- A group of warriors would be trained from youth in military skills in order to protect the state. The Workers- This group