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What is the true nature of "dikaiosyne "(justice)? In the dialogue that forms Book I of "The Republic" Socrates meets the arguments first of Polemarchus, that justice means speaking the truth and paying one's dues in the broadest sense; then of Thrasymachus, that it is nothing more than the power which the strong exercise over the weaker members of society. In reality, Book I concludes, justice, self-control ("sophrosyne"), and virtue ("arete") are 'natural'; the city which displays them is most truly free; the individuals who possess them will achieve their true destiny.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political structure & processes

• Full title: Republic
• Author: Plato
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• EAN: 9781853992544
• ISBN: 1853992542
• ID: 04299111
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 202 g
• Dimensions: 149 × 212 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 1998

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