Book IX
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Book IX of Plato's Republic is the section in which Plato analyzes the tyrannical soul and argues that the just life is happier than the unjust life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book IX of Plato's Republic | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book section ⓘ |
| analyzes | tyrannical soul ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | unjust life ⓘ |
| arguesFor | just life ⓘ |
| author | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim | the just life is happier than the unjust life ⓘ |
| claims |
the just person is happiest
ⓘ
the tyrant is least free ⓘ the tyrant is most miserable ⓘ |
| compares |
just soul
ⓘ
tyrannical soul ⓘ |
| contains | threefold argument for the superiority of the just life ⓘ |
| containsArgumentType |
comparative happiness argument
ⓘ
hedonistic argument for justice ⓘ |
| criticizes |
lawless desires
ⓘ
tyrannical character ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| discusses |
honor-loving pleasure
ⓘ
money-loving pleasure ⓘ philosophic pleasure ⓘ three kinds of pleasures ⓘ |
| evaluates |
pleasures of the just person
ⓘ
pleasures of the tyrant ⓘ |
| explains |
origin of the tyrannical man
ⓘ
psychology of tyranny ⓘ |
| follows | Book VIII of Plato's Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
discussions of happiness and justice
ⓘ
later ethical theory ⓘ theories of political tyranny ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Socrates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Plato's Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
ⓘ
moral psychology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| positionInWork | ninth book ⓘ |
| precedes | Book X of Plato's Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesTo | tyrannical city ⓘ |
| supportsConclusionOf | Book VIII of Plato's Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
justice and happiness
ⓘ
true versus false pleasures ⓘ tyranny and slavery of the soul ⓘ |
| usesAnalogy | city-soul analogy ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
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