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An 8 page paper which examines the way Plato presented his concept of justice, through his theory of forms, developed in the works “The Republic” and “Crito.” In addition to analysis, strengths and weaknesses of Plato’s theory are also presented. No additional sources are used.
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and the "Forms" of Justice by Tracy Gregory, November 2001 -- properly! Following closely in his
mentor Socrates philosophical footsteps, Plato believed that mans purpose should be an active pursuit of "the Good Life." Ancient Greek philosophers maintained that there was a dual universe, it
is natural that they believed there was a right and wrong way to approach life. The difference could only be ascertained through the acquisition of knowledge. However, this
was easier said than done because appearances can easily be mistaken for reality, so according to Plato, that which "appears" to be knowledge might be nothing more than a deceptive
illusion. Socrates had taught Plato to take a scientific approach to knowledge, dissecting each component to the nth degree in an attempt to reveal if it was truly knowledge
or merely a representation of knowledge. Socrates constantly warned his students that if something did not hold up to philosophical inquiry, it was merely only passing itself off as
knowledge, and was not the pure knowledge of truth that the philosopher devoted his life to seeking. As evidenced from the texts The Republic and Crito, Plato learned his
lessons well. In both works, Plato theorizes what justice is through deductive reasoning, or perhaps a more accurate description would be the process of elimination. Through Socratic dialogues,
or a series of conversations between Socrates and his students, Plato would present pro and con arguments, and then would carefully scrutinize the points of each argument. That which
was successfully able to withstand the intensive philosophical inquiry would, therefore, satisfy Socrates definition of knowledge, and would therefore reveal true justice. The subject of justice is initially introduced in
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