Plato's Republic: What is Justice?•Grade 9•rhetoric Stage
Thrasymachus: Socrates Responds
The Text
What You'll Learn
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Comprehension
Accurately recalls Thrasymachus' nurse and shepherd analogies mocking Socrates' view of rulers
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Cause & Consequence
Explains Thrasymachus' causation: rulers' strength causes justice to serve their interest, with examples like contracts and tyranny
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Meaning
Takes original position on whether Socrates proves justice serves the ruled like a craft, or another key theme
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Defense
Steel-mans the counterargument (presents it in its strongest form)
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