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A comprehensive set of test questions and answers related to plato's philosophy, covering key concepts, dialogues, and arguments. It offers insights into plato's ideas on justice, virtue, the soul, and the ideal state, providing a valuable resource for students studying plato's works. Organized in a clear and concise manner, making it easy to navigate and understand.
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399 TBCT"artsTenterTintoTpsyche"T-TCorrectTAnswer- CivicTvirtueTgroundedTinTspiritT,TsenseTofThonorTandTshame. DeathTofTSocratesT(heTisTfoundTguiltyTofTcorruptingTtheTyouthTandTisTor deredTtoTdrinkTpoison) EuthyphroT-TCorrectTAnswer- ReligiousTzealotTwhoTisTpersecutingThisTfather ATdialogueTwhereTSocratesTaddressesTtheTquestionTofTwhatTitTmeansTt oTbeTpious.TSocratesTapproachesTEuthyphroTaskingTquestionsTasTto"W hatTisTitTthatTpleasesTtheTGodsTandTwhatTdoesTitTmeanTtoTbeTpious" ByTtheTendTofTtheTconversationsTwhatTsocratesTgathersTisTthatTEuthypr oTfailsTtoTexplainTwhatTitTmeansTtoTbeTpious. "TisTsomethingTpiousTbecauseTitTisTlovedTbyTtheTGodsT,TorTisTitTlovedTbyT theTGodsTbecauseTitTisTpiousT" SocratesT-TCorrectTAnswer- wiseTgreekTphilosopherT,TwasTsentencedTtoTdeathTforTcorruptingTtheTy outhTwithThisTwiseTphilosophicalTknowledge.
SocratesTwasTknownTforThisTroleTinTtheTeuphyroT(TWhatTdoesTitTmeanTt oTbeTpious) AsTwellTasThisTacquiringTofTwhatTisT(TaTgoodTlifeT,TandTwhatTisTcourage) SocratesTwasTknownTforTquestioningTpoliticiansTandTacknowledgingTho wTtheyToftenTcontradictedTthemselvesT,TwhenTdefiningTtermsTsuchTasTc ourageT,TjusticeT,TandTpiety. BroughtTunderTtrialTforTimpiety ApolloT-TCorrectTAnswer- sonTofTZeusTandTLetoTandTtheTtwinTbrotherTofTArtemis GodTofThealingTandTmedicine,TandTofTmusicTandTpoetry leaderTofTtheTMuses alsoTwasTaTgodTofTprophecy,TandThisTOracleTatTDelphiTwasTveryTimport ant. PlatoT-TCorrectTAnswer-WriterTofTtheTrepublicTandTstudentTofTSocrates
CephalusT-TCorrectTAnswer- sonTofTLysanias,TwealthyTmeticTandTarmsTmanufacturer.TFatherTofTPole marchus. FirstTtoTofferTdefinitionTofTjustice:T"livingTupTtoTyourTlegalTobligationsTa ndTbeingThonest". RepresentsTtheTattitudeTofTanTolder,TestablishedTbusinessman. SocratesTdisputesTthisTbyTgivingTtheTmadmanTexampleT"legallyTyouTow eTtheTmadmanThisTweaponTback,TbutTthisTisTunjustTbecauseTitTwouldTri skTtheTlivesTofTothers." PolemarchusT-TCorrectTAnswer-SonTofTCephalus "JusticeTmeansTyouToweTfriendsThelp,TandTyouToweTenemiesTharm".T(c loselyTrelatedTtoTCephalus'Targument- TrenderingTtoTeachTwhatTisTdueTandTgivingTwhatTisTappropriate). RepresentsTtheTattitudeTofTaTyoungTpolitician. SocratesTpointsTout,T"becauseTourTjudgementTconcerningTfriendsTandT enemiesTisTflawed,TthisTwillTleadTusTtoTharmTtheTgoodTandThelpTtheTba d."T"ThereTisTsomeTincoherenceTinTtheTideaTofTharmingTpeopleTthrough Tjustice."
Thrasymachus-TTheTSophistT-TCorrectTAnswer- JusticeTisT"nothingTmoreTthanTtheTadvantageTofTtheTstronger."TItTdoesT notTpayTtoTbeTjust;TjustTbehaviorTworksTtoTtheTadvantageTofTotherTpeo ple,TnotTtheToneTactingTjustly.TTheTrationalTthingTtoTdoTisTignoreTjustice .T"TheTtrueTrulerTisTtheTtyrant". SocratesTmakesThimTadmitTthatTheTisTpromotingTtheTviewTthatTinjustic eTisTaTvirtue,TbutTinjusticeTcannotTbeTaTvirtueTbecauseTitTisTcontraryTtoT wisdomT(whichTisTaTvirtue).TItTisTcontraryTtoTwisdomTbecauseTtheTwiseT man,TwhoTisTskilledTinTsomeTart,TneverTseeksTtoTbeatToutTthoseTwhoTpo ssessTtheTsameTart SocratesTaddsT"inTorderTtoTreachTtheTgoalsTThrsymachusTmentionedTas TdesirableTneeds,ToneTmustTbeTmoderatelyTjustTinTadheringTtoTtheseTru les;TsinceTjusticeTisTaTvirtueTofTtheTsoulTandTvirtueTofTtheTsoulTmeansTh ealthTofTtheTsoul,TjusticeTisTdesirableTbecauseTitTmeansThealthTofTtheTs oul. GlauconT-TCorrectTAnswer-InTBookTII.TSocratesTyoungTcompanion. "AllTgoodsTcanTbeTdividedTintoT 3 Tclasses:T1.TThingsTweTdesireTforTtheirTc onsequencesT(physicalTtrainingTandTmedicalTtreatment)T2.TThingsTweTd esireTforTtheirTownTsakeT(joy)T3.TThingsTweTdesireTforTtheirTownTsakeTa ndTwhatTweTgetTfromTthemT(knowledge,Thealth,Tsight).TSysTjusticeTste msTfromThumanTweakness,TweTonlyTsufferTtheTburdenTofTjusticeTbecau seTweTknowTweTwouldTsufferTworseTwithoutTit.
GivesTtheTexampleTofTtheTringTofTGygesT(justTmanTisTgivenTaTringTofTinvi sibility;TprovesTpeopleTareTonlyTjustTbecauseTtheyTfearTpunishment) "ItTisTmoreTpleasurableTtoTbeTunjust" AdeimantusT-TCorrectTAnswer- WhyTshouldTtheTrulersTagreeTtoTaTmilitary-communisticTstate? argTvs.TpietyT=TwhatTtheTgodsTwant,TEuthyphroTdilemmaT&T 2 TviewsT(TTv oluntarismTvs.TTTrationalism),T-TCorrectTAnswer- "DoTtheTgodsTloveTgoodTactionTbecauseTitTisTgood,TorTisTgoodTactionTgo odTbecauseTitTisTlovedTbyTtheTgods?" EuthyphroTmeetsTSocratesToutsideTtheTcourtTofTAthens,TbeforeTSocrat esTtrial;TEuthyphroTisTthereTtoTprosecuteThisTfatherTwhoTunintentionall yTkilledTaTmurderousThiredThand. HasTaTtalkTwithTSocratesTaboutTwhatTholinessTis.TEndsTwithTtheTargume ntTthatTholinessTisTaTkindTofTtradingTwithTtheTgods,TweTgiveTthemTsacrif icesTandTtheyTgrantTourTprayers. SocratesTsaysTtoTsayTthisTisTtoTsayTholinessTisTwhatTisTapprovedTbyTtheT gods,TEuthyphroTexitsTangrily.
"AnTactionTisTrightTbecauseTitTisTlovedTbyTtheTgods"T=TtheologicalTvolun teersim "GodsTloveTtheTactionTbecauseTitTisTright"T=TtheologicalTrationalism Socrates'TideaTofTwisdom,T-TCorrectTAnswer- UnderstandingTofTtheTlimitsTofThisTknowledge. "ITknowTthatTITdoTnotTknow" 3 TaspectsTofTexaminedTlifeT-TCorrectTAnswer- 3 TAspectsTofTexaminedTlife: 1.TinquiresTintoTfundamentalTprinciplesT(whyTdoTweTdoTwhatTweTdo) 2.ThonorTknowledgeToverTallTelse 3.TacknowledgeTnotTknowingT(thinkingTyourselfTwiseTvs.TbeingTtrulyTwi se) 2 TreasonsTwhyTSocratesTwon'tTstopTphilosophizing,T-TCorrectTAnswer- ComesTupTinTapology DivineTmissionTtheTGodsTsentTmeTon GreatestTgoodTforThumanTbeings "TunexaminedTlifeTisTaTlifeTnotTworthTliving" 3 TcharactersT&TdefinesTofTjusticeTinTBookTIT-TCorrectTAnswer- 1.TCephalus:TjusticeTisTtoTspeakTtheTtruthTandTpayTyourTdebts
2.TPolemarchus:TjusticeTisTgivingTgoodTthingsTtoTfriendsTandTevilTthingsT toTenemies 3.TThrasymachus:TjusticeTisTnothingTotherTthanTtheTadvantageTofTtheTst ronger SocratesTonT 2 TkindsTofTartT-TCorrectTAnswer-notTsureTaboutTthisTone 1.TBeneficialTart,TwhichTisTcensoredTandTpromotesTgoodTbehavior 2.TNon- beneficialTart,TwhichTisTnotTcensoredTandTpromotesTimmortality or 1.TMusic 2.TPoetry/Theater (whichTstillTbothTneedTtoTbeTcensored) ThrasymachusTonTshepherdT-TCorrectTAnswer- HeTisTcomparingTaTrulerTtakingTcareTofThisTpeopleTtoTaTshepardTfattenin gTupThisTsheepTforTtheTsheep'sTsakeTratherTthanTtoTsellTthemTforTprofit. RulersTdon'tThaveTtheirTpeople'sTbestTinterestsTinTmind,TjustTtheirTown GlauconTonTjusticeT&T 3 TtypesTofTgoodsT-TCorrectTAnswer- goodsTwelcomeTforTtheirTownTsake,TindependentlyTofTtheirTconsequen cesT(e.g.,T"harmlessTpleasures")
goodsTdesirableTinTthemselvesTandTinTtheirTconsequences goodsTonlyTdesirableTinTtheirTconsequencesT(e.g.,Texercise) inTotherTwordsT... 1.TGoodTinTitself 2.TGoodTasTaTmeans 3.TBoth GygesTringT-TCorrectTAnswer- 1.TManTfindsTaTringTthatTmakesTyouTinvisibleT(LordTofTtheTRings???);Tw ouldTtheTmanTnotTdoTunjustTthingsTbecauseTheTknewTheTcouldn'tTbeTca ught? 2.TMoralTisTthatTpeopleTwouldTratherTseemTjustTbutTactTunjustTthanTse emTjustTandTactTjust modelTforTindividualTjusticeT=?T-TCorrectTAnswer- notTsureTaboutTthisTone TheThumanTsoul? TheTRepublicTitself? criticalTproblemTre:TrulersT-TCorrectTAnswer- notTsureTaboutTthisToneT(becauseTtheTquestionTisTunclear)
1.TRulersTareTnotTphilosophersTandTthereforeTdoTnotTknowTtheTcommo nTgoodT 2.TThereTisTnotTequalTopportunityTtoTbecomeTaTrulerTw/genderTinequal itiesTandTnepotismT 3.TPhilosopherTrulersTmustTmakeTtheTchoiceTtoTreturnTtoTpeopleTbelow
2 TTheologicalTLawsT-TCorrectTAnswer-GodsT"causeTonlyTgoodTthings..." GodsT=Tself-same,TneverTchange LaterT:TtruthT,TnotTretributive,TNotTindulgent. chiefTtestTforTadmissionTtoTcitizenT-TCorrectTAnswer-ChiefTtests: 1.TbecomeTcommonerTifTdrivenTbyTpleasure,TwantTfamily,TbutThaveTtoT doToneTjob 2.TbecomeTguardTifTdrivenTbyThonor/spirit,TnoTfamily,TmustTcommitTtoT commonTgood 3.TbecomeTrulerTifTdrivenTbyTwisdom,TnoTfamily,TmustTcommitTtoTcom monTgood rulingTclassT=?T-TCorrectTAnswer- WillTalwaysTdoTwhatTisTinTtheTcommonTinterest;T(BookTIII,T 412 - 414). 2 TpartsTofTtheTnobleTlieT-TCorrectTAnswer- SomeTpeopleThadTgoldTrunningTinTtheirTbloodTsignifyingTthatTtheyTwer eTroyalT Mythos AllTbornTfromTtheTearth,TallTcameTfromTtheTsameTmother.TEachTmadeTf romTdifferentTpreciousTmetals 3 TclassesTinTRepublicT=?T-TCorrectTAnswer-PhilosophersT(rulers)
Warriors commoners 4 TvirtuesT=?T 3 T-TCorrectTAnswer-Wisdom Courage Temperance,TallTofTwhichTleadTtoT... Justice partsTofTsoulT&TwhatTeachTwantsT-TCorrectTAnswer- TheTrational:TreasonT → Ttruth,TgoodTlife TheTSpirited:ThonorT → Thonor,Tvictory,TbelongingT TheTAppetite:TdesireT → Tneeds,Tpleasured ***TheTsoulTmustTbeTunifiedTbyThavingTtheTcoreTinterestsTfulfilledTandT otherTneedsTmet correlationTtoTvirtues,Tclasses?T-TCorrectTAnswer- VirtueTofTWisdom:TcorrelatedTwithTphilosophers VirtueTofTCourage:TcorrelatedTwithTWarriorsT(guards) VirtueTofTTemperance:TcorrelatedTwithTcommoners 2 TargumentsTforTcityTinTIVT(commonTgoodTandT'self- development')T(shortTanswer)T-TCorrectTAnswer- GuardsTwillTwantTtoTleaveTbehindTfamily/friendsTforTtheTcommonTgoo d
GuardsTwillTbeTspirit-oriented/honor- orientedTandTwillTfindTtheTworkTsatisfying negativeTvs.TpositiveTfreedomT-TCorrectTAnswer- NegativeT(rightsTofTlife,Tliberty,TpursuitTofThappiness;TtrueTfreedomT=Td oTwhatTyouTwantTw/outTharmingTothers)Tvs.T PositiveT(rightsTofTempowerment,TeducationTforTabilities,Texcellence;Tt rueTfreedomT=TvirtueTandTself-actualization) PlatonicTjusticeT=Tself-harmonyT-TCorrectTAnswer-TheTvirtueTofTself- harmonyTbuildsTtheTframeTofTintegrityTwithinTwhichTtheTjustTliveTtheirTl ives.T justiceTinvolvesTinner,TreflectiveTdimensionT TheTcoreTvalueTinTlifeT=T'ethicalTwork'TtoTpreserveTone'sTvirtue 3 TwavesTofTcriticismT-TCorrectTAnswer- genderTegalitarianism,TstateTcontrolTofTreproduction,TphilosophersTare Trulers greatestTofTtheseT=?T-TCorrectTAnswer- iTdon'tTknowTwhatTthisTquestionTevenTmeansTfam coreTloveTofTphilosophicalTnatureT-TCorrectTAnswer- notTsureTaboutTthisTone,Teither: 1.TPhilosophersTloveTtheTcommonTgood
or 2.TphilosophersTloveTtruthTandTwisdom theT"twoTworlds"T(aesthetic,Tnoetic)T-TCorrectTAnswer- Noetic:TdeductiveTsystemTofTuniversalTtruthsT(EuclideanTgeometry) Aesthetic:TartTnTshit 4 TwaysTofT"knowing"T&TtheTLineT(imagination,TtrustTorTbelief;Tdemonst rativeTreasoningTorTscience;TdialecticTorTphilosophyTandTtheirTobjects)T
seeTshadowsT-TrecognizeTasTmanufacturedTthingsT- TthoughTimages/ideasT-Tideals Ruler'sTChoiceT(shortTanswer)T-TCorrectTAnswer- PhilosophicalTrulersThaveTaTgrandTintellectualTviewTofTlifeTandTaTsynopt icTviewTofTtheTworld.TTheTchoiceTthereforeTisTwhetherTtoTgoTbackTdow nTintoTtheTcity?TIsTitTjustTforTthemTtoTserveTasTadministratorsTinTpublicTl ifeTorTstayTawayTwithTtheirTknowledge?TThereTisTanTargumentTthatTthe yTshouldTgoTbackTdownTtoTtheTcityTbecauseTtheyThaveTreceivedTthisTfre eTeducationTandToweTitTtoTothersTtoTgoTback toTgoTbackTtoTtheTcommonersTafterTlearningTphilosophy 5 TtypesTofTscienceT-TCorrectTAnswer- 1.NumberTtheoryT=TOne,TDyad,TOdd,TEven,TEqual,Tetc 2.EuclideanTgeometryT=TLine,TCircle,Tangle,Tetc 3.SolidTgeometryT=T 3 - dimensionalT(interior) 4.MathematicalTastronomyT=TeverlastingTcircularTmovements;Trelation TofTnoetaTtoTphenomenaT 529 5.MathematicalTharmonicsT=TrationalityTunderlyingTperceptionTofTbea utyT(inTcosmosTandTsound) practicalTedTforTrulersT(shortTanswer)T-TCorrectTAnswer- TheyTshouldThaveTaTmoralTeducation
IncludesTcensorshipTofTtheTarts,TlikeTonlyTdisplayingTheroesTthatTmeetT SocratesTideaTofTjust AsTkids,TpresentedTonlyTpoems/artTthatThonorTgoodTvirtues;TonlyTpres entTgodsTasTdoingTgoodTandTnotTchangingTform cultivateTvirtuesTinTchildren 4 TunjustTcitiesT&TtypesT-TCorrectTAnswer- 1.MilitaryTsocietyT=TdistortedTbyTmilitaristicTvalues,TnoTEOTorThigherTed 2.OligarchyT=Tdon'tTcareTforTtheTcommonTgood,TlawsTimpoverishedTpo orTaTcivilTwar.T 3.Democracy*T=TtheT'people'TwantTfreedomT&Thappiness,TenvyTrichT&T elite,TlackTgoals,Tcommitment;TdegeneratesTintoTcivilTwar 4.TyrannyT=TruleTbyTshameless,TcriminalTdeceiversTwhoTlustTforTpower, TuseTlies,TfomentTcivicT&TforeignTwarTtoTaggrandizeTthemselves immortality/unityTofTsoulTinTBkTXT-TCorrectTAnswer- BadTthingsTwillTdestroyTthemselves,TbutTevenTbadTsoulsTdoTnotTdestroy Tthemselves,TandTareTthereforeTimmortal mythTofTErT-TCorrectTAnswer-TheTRepublic;TPlato FairytaleTtoldTtoTGlauconTatTtheTendingTofTtheTRepublic.TATmanTwentTt oTtheTunderworldTandTreceivedTpunishmentTforTinjusticeTandTrewardsT forTjustice.T DespiteTtheTrationalTjustificationsTforTSocrates'sTarguments,TsuggestsTt hatTthoseTunconvincedTbyTreasonTneedTfairytaleTtoTlearnTtoTdoTgood.
goodTman'sTchoiceT-TCorrectTAnswer-noTclue TheT"examinedTlife"TinTEuthyphroTandTApology.TPhilosophyT&TaTlifeT"w orthTliving"?T-TCorrectTAnswer-DoesTNotTpresumeTtoTknowTanything AlwaysTinquireT CompetitivenessT TrueTfriendshipTwithTotherTpeopleT,TTheirTareTnotTenemies NeverTavoidTaTpossibleTgoodTratherTthanTaTpossibleTevil.T(Apology) IsTsomethingTtrulyTreligiousTandTgoodTbecauseTtheTgodsTsayTitTis,TorTisTi tTbecauseTtheTgodsTsayTitTisTthatTitTisTtrulyTreligiousTandTgood.T(Euthyp hro) PietyTisTtheTcaretakingTofTtheTgodsTwhileTjusticeTisTtheTcaretaking(doin gTwhatTisTgoodTtoTman)TofTman.T(Euthyphro) EuthyphroTdoesTnotThaveTanTexaminedTlifeTbecauseTheTdoesTnotTquest ionThisTownTprinciples HavingTanTexaminedTlifeTisTworthTliving SocratesTvs.TThrasymachus.TWhatTdividesTthemTonTtheT'artTofTrule'?TEv aluateTSocrates'Targuments.T-TCorrectTAnswer- ThrasymachusTbelievesTthatTmightTmakesTright,TwhileTSocratesTarguesT theTtrueTruler,TasTaTtrueTcraftsman,TmustTcareTforThisTclients,TthoughTh eTmayTalsoTwantTtoTbeTpaidTforTit.T
SocratesTcarriesTtheTday:TtheTartTofTtheTruleTisTknowingThowTtoTcareTfo rTtheTwell- beingTofTtheTcommunity,TrulingTisTtheTcoreTfunctionTofTtheThumanTsoul ,TandTitsTvirtueTisTjustice. Glaucon'sTchallenge:T 3 TargumentsTjusticeTisTnotTgoodTinTitselfT(SHORTT ESSAY)T-TCorrectTAnswer- GlauconTarguedTthatTbyTnatureThumansTareTselfishTandTunjust,TandTtha tTjusticeTisTnotTgoodTinTitself;Tinstead,TjusticeTisTaTconsequentialTgoodT(i tTisTonlyTvaluedTforTtheTbeneficialTconsequences).TGlauconTtoldTtheTsto ryTofTTheTRingTofTGygesTtoTillustrateThisTpointTthatTjusticeTisTalwaysTself
wrongTthingTifTweThadTtheTchance.TGlauconTwasTchallengingTtheTintrin sicTvalueTofTjustice. HeTclaimedTthatTanybodyTwouldTdoTtheTsameTasTGygesTifTtheyThadTtheT chance SUMMARY: 1.TPeopleTareTonlyTjustTbecauseTitTisTmoreTsociallyTacceptableTtoTseemT just 2.TGivenTtheTchance,TpeopleTwouldTbeTunjustTifTthereTwereTnoTconseq uences 3.TTheTunjustTmanTwhoTseemsTjustThasTaTmoreTpleasurableTlifeTthanTth eTjustTmanTthatTseemsTunjust MoralTeducation:ThowTdoT'music'TandT'gymnastic'TpromoteTcivicTvirtue TinTcitizenTclass?T-TCorrectTAnswer- MusicTprovidesTheroesTandTcanTpraiseTgoodTvirtues GymnasticsTtamesTtheTspirited/honorTsideTofTpeopleT(turnTawayTfromT violenceTandTtowardsTphysicalTfitness) GuardiansTlearnThowTtoTbeTstrongTbutTnotTwimpyTbyTlearningTboth RadicalTinstitutions:TargumentsTfor:TcensoringTarts;TeconomicTcommun ismTforTcitizenTclass;TsocializedTmedicine;Twomen'sTequalityTandTmarit alTcommunismT(ShortTAnswer)T-TCorrectTAnswer- CensoringTartsTwillTinfluenceTyouthTtowardsTgoodTandTawayTfromTimm ortality
EconomicTcommunismTwillTincreaseTequalTopportunityTandTreduceTlike lihoodTofTwarringTwithTneighbors SocializedTmedicine:TuhTidk Women'sTequality:TwomenTcanTdoTanythingTthatTaTmanTcanTdoTandTar eTonlyTheldTbackTbyTchildTrearing MaritalTcommunism:TwomenTwillThaveTtheTfreedomTtoTsucceedTandTw illTnotTbeTtemptedTtoTfavorTtheirTownTchildrenToverTcommonTgood ExplainTtheTmetaphors:TanalogyTofTtheTGoodTtoTtheTsunT&T"twoTworlds "T(ofTsense,Tmind);T 4 TtypesTofTknowledgeTonTtheTLine:ThowT&TwhatTthe yTknowT(examples);TtheTCaveT&TstagesTinTphilosophicalTeducationT(SH ORTTESSAY)T-TCorrectTAnswer- TheTSun:TanalogyTforTtheTGoodTbecauseT... Light:TilluminatesTthingsTsoTweTcanTsee Heat:TcausesTthingsTtoTgrowTandTmove WeTcan'tTlookTatTit;TweTneedTtoTseeTformsTthenTgraspTtheTunderlyingTe ssenceTofT"Good" LineTandT 4 TtypesTofTknowledge DividedTintoTtwoTpartsTwhichTareTthenTalsoTdividedTintoTtwo Knowledge Reason:TunderstandingTformsTasTformsT("WhatTisTbeauty?") Trust/Belief:TunderstandingTideasTlikeTmathT("ThisTvaseTisTbeautiful") Opinion
UnderstandingTperceptibleTobjectsT(seeingTtheTobjectTforTitself)T("ThisT isTaTvase") ImaginingTofTimagesTofTperceptibleTobjectsT("ThisTisTaTshadowTofTaTvas e") TheTcave: 1.TWeTseeTshadowsTofTwhatTisTrealTandTassumeTthatTisTreal 2.TWeTareTfreedTfromTourTchainsTandTrecognizeTthatTactualTobjectsThav eTbeenTmakingTtheTshadows 3.TWeTareTledToutTofTtheTcaveTandTcanTrecognizeTformsTthroughTthingsT likeTscienceTandTmath 4.TWeTseeTtheTsunTandTrecognizeTtheTGoodTandTessencesT 5.TWeTmustTmakeTtheTchoiceTtoTreturnTtoTtheTcaveTtoTeducateTthoseTin Tit TheTunjustTcitiesT&Ttypes:ThowTtheyTareTdeficientTjusticeT(e.g.Tdemocra cy/theTdemocrat)T-TCorrectTAnswer-Military- aristocratic:TdominatedTbyTlustTforThonor,TnoTequalTopportunityTorThig herTeducation Oligarchy:TnoTcommonTgood,TimpoverishesTtheTpoorTwithTlaws,Tdomin atedTbyTlustTforTwealth Democracy:TlackTgoals,Tcommitment;TonlyTwantTfreedom;TdominatedT byTlustTforTfreedom Tyranny/Dictatorship:TusesTliesTandTwarTtoTaggrandizeTself;Tdominated TbyTlustTforTviolence
ClosingTargument:ToneTofTtheT 3 TargumentsTforTjusticeTinTBookTIXT(freed om/friendship;TgreaterTpleasure;Tpleasure,Ttruth,Treality)T(ShortTAnsw er)T-TCorrectTAnswer-TyrantTwillTneverTbeTfulfilledTbecause 1.TTheyTwillTnotTknowTwhoTtheirTtrueTfriendsTareTandTthereforeTalways TbeTlookingToverTtheirTshoulder 2.TTheTpursuitTofTintellectual,Tsocial,TandTaestheticTpleasureTisTfarTgrea terTthanTthatTofTmindless,Tisolated,TshallowTpleasure 3.TQuestTofTtruthTexceedsTtheTfake,Tself-deceivingTquestTofTpower ESSAY!!!TSocrates'TtheoryTofTsocialTjustice:TdescriptionTofThisT'City',Tjus tificationTheTwouldTgive,TevaluationT-TCorrectTAnswer- socialTjusticeTstemsTfromToneTmanToneTjob,TbutTalsoTfromTfulfillingTtheT desireTofTone'sTtripartiteTsoul 1.TcommonsTdoToneTjobTandTdoTitTreallyTwell;TthisTpreventsTcompetitio n,TmakesTsureTeveryone'sTneedsTareTmet,TpreventsTwarringTwithTneigh bors,TandTeliminatesTsocialTclasses 2.TifTwarringTdoesTariseTthroughTtheTinventTofTluxuries,TguardsTwhoTare TmoreTspiritTorThonorTorientedTrenounceTtheirTfamilyTandTprotectTtheTc ityTbasedTonTtheirTloveTforTtheTcommonTgood;TareTtrainedTinTmusicTan dTgymnastics 3.TrulersTwouldTbeTtrainedTasTphilosophers;TwouldThaveTnoTkidsTorThus bands,TandTonlyTobligationTwouldTbeTtowardTtheTcommonTgood;ThaveT moreTeducationTthanTanybodyTelse bottomTline:TwhenTallTthreeTclassesTinTtheTcityTworkTaccordingTtoTtheirT respectiveTvirtues,TsocialTjusticeTisTachieved
Essay!!Socrates'TtheoryTofTmoralTandThigherTeducation:Tdiscuss,Texplai nT(hisTreasoning),TcriticalTevaluationTofTitTasTpreparationTforTjustTruleTa ndTaTgoodTlifeT-TCorrectTAnswer-MoralTeducationTforThigherTclass: 1 .TreligionTandTchildren'sTbooks:TreligionTmakesTpeopleTvirtuous,Trecei veTbeliefsTandTvalues 2.TroleTplayingTandTimitation 3.Tmusic,Tgymnastics,TreceiveTheroes 4.TtestTandTformTcivicTvirtue 5.TdevelopTcourage,Tmoderation,TandTjustice ESAAYT!!!TSocrates'TtheoryTofTtheTsoul,Tself- governmentTandTindividualTjusticeT-TCorrectTAnswer- TripartiteTtheoryTofTsoul: 1.TthreeTparts:Treason,Tspirit,TandTdesire 2.ToneTofTtheTthreeTpartsTisTmostTdominant,TactTaccordingTtoTit 3.Tself-harmonyTmeansTbalancingTofTtheseTthreeTparts Self-governmentTandTindividualTjustice: 1.TbalanceTofTtheTthreeTpartsTmeanTinnerTharmony,TproducesTaTjustTpe rson 2.TaTsocietyTwhereTeveryoneTworksTinTaccordanceTwithTtheirTsoulTisTaTj ustTsociety
ESSAYT!!!!TPhilosophicalTdiscussionTof:TtheTSun;TtheTLine;TorTtheTCaveT metaphorsT-TCorrectTAnswer-(allTtheseTareTexplainedTinTearlierTcards)