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This is a 5 page paper discussing the issue of justice as found in Plato’s “Republic” and Aeschylus’ “Oresteia”. Through the ten volumes of the Republic, Plato argues about the issues of justice, virtue and happiness which are all linked within an individual and if an individual is just, he will also be happy and this will be reflected in others as well as himself. Aeschylus outlined a similar theme in Oresteia except for the fact that along with the individual’s pursuit of justice, they should also consider the effect justice (in a tribunal) would have on Athenian society and also fear the gods when determining justice. Aeschylus wrote his play approximately 100 years before Socrates and Plato were born and the power of the gods and the preservation of Athens were much more dominant in philosophical beliefs. When Socrates came along a century later and bestowed that “justice was a virtue” and Plato continued the argument in its relation to the functioning of the soul, then the fear of the gods was taken out of the argument of justice and remained a “phantom” in the background.
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just, he will also be happy and this will be reflected in others as well as himself. Aeschylus outlined a similar theme in Oresteia except for the fact that along
with the individuals pursuit of justice, they should also consider the effect justice (in a tribunal) would have on Athenian society and also fear the gods when determining justice. Aeschylus
wrote his play approximately 100 years before Socrates and Plato were born and the power of the gods and the preservation of Athens were much more dominant in philosophical beliefs.
When Socrates came along a century later and bestowed that "justice was a virtue" and Plato continued the argument in its relation to the functioning of the soul, then the
fear of the gods was taken out of the argument of justice and remained a "phantom" in the background. While Socrates (469-399 B.C.)
never wrote any of his philosophies down and believed that philosophies shouldnt be written down but continuously evolve through discussion. Nevertheless, many of his contemporaries did try to document many
of his philosophies including probably the best known account by Plato (427-347 B.C.) in the "Republic" where he incorporated many of Socrates philosophies with his own. Researchers have divided Platos
works into three central periods: namely, early, middle and late and the Republic is generally regarded as a middle period work (Wedgewood). The early works of Plato are generally based
on the philosophies of Socrates while the Republic and Platos later works are more infused with his own. The confusion often lies in the central character in the Republic is
named Socrates. Book 1 concerned mainly with the question "What is justice" uses much of Platos earlier styles and ideals (Wedgewood). In the discussions of justice in the Republic, Socrates
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