Plato's Republic | Book 2 Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. What kind of good does Socrates say justice is?

2. Does Glaucon believe men are at heart good or evil? How does he illustrate his point?

3. Why does Socrates look at the community first?

4. Why does Socrates say people decide to live together, rather than atomistically?

5. Why does Socrates believe people should focus their energies on one activity exclusively?

6. Why must the fevered city have soldiers?

7. Why does Glaucon consider Socrates’ healthy city a city of pigs?

8. Why will Socrates not allow...


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