Republic, Book I
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Republic, Book I is the opening section of Plato’s philosophical dialogue in which Socrates, visiting the Piraeus, begins a probing discussion on the nature of justice with Cephalus and other interlocutors.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical text
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philosophical dialogue book section ⓘ |
| author | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsArgument |
Cephalus’ view that justice is telling the truth and paying one’s debts
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Polemarchus’ view that justice is helping friends and harming enemies ⓘ Socrates’ refutation of Thrasymachus ⓘ Thrasymachus’ claim that justice is the advantage of the stronger ⓘ |
| containsConcept |
craft analogy for ruling
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injustice as a source of faction and hatred ⓘ virtue of justice in the soul ⓘ wage-earning as a separate craft ⓘ |
| discusses |
nature of expertise in ruling
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relationship between justice and happiness ⓘ role of rulers in the city ⓘ whether the just person is happier than the unjust person ⓘ |
| endsWith | Thrasymachus’ partial withdrawal from the discussion ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Adeimantus
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Cephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Glaucon NERFINISHED ⓘ Polemarchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Socrates NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrasymachus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Socratic dialogue
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ethics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ethical theory
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political authority ⓘ |
| inDialogueSeries | early books of the Republic ⓘ |
| influenced |
later political philosophy
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theories of justice in Western philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| narrator | Socrates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opensWith | Socrates’ visit to the Piraeus for the festival of Bendis ⓘ |
| originalCulture | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Republic (Plato) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
Socratic dialogue
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elenchus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Ancient Greek philosophy
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Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
definition of justice
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justice ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ power and justice ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Piraeus
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house of Cephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workChronology | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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