Plato's Republic | Book 1 Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. What are the two views of justice asserted in Book One?

2. For whose benefit does a just ruler rule, according to Socrates?

3. How does Thrasymachus say people view the life of a tyrant?

4. Why has living a just life given Cephalus peace of mind in his old age?

5. What example does Socrates use to show that giving back what one has taken can be an unjust act?

6. Why does being bad to one’s enemies result in injustice, according to Socrates?

7. What virtue is necessary for the soul to perform its work well?

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