inpositions of power use law to decide what is right. The kind of justice practicedanywhere depends on the type of government they have in power. Socrates does notdisagree with this view if the facts about the society are as Thrasymachus says they are,however, he argues that sometimes rulers make mistakes. In that case obedience to thelaw maybe leads to its own disadvantage, therefore Thrasymachuss definition is alsoinadequate. Furthermore, Socrates says that the best ruler must always know how to rule.They should rule for the art of ruling, but not their own interest alone. Later, Glauconsuggests that human beings, given an opportunity to do injustice without being caughtand therefore without suffering any punishment or loss of good reputation, wouldnaturally choose a life of injustice, in order to maximize their own interests. Glauconsdefinition of justice is that its an equal contract, an approach between what is the best(doing injustice without paying the penalty) and the worse (suffering injustice withoutbeing able to avenge one self). Adieamantus narrows the discussion further by pointingout that to have a good reputation of justice is more important than justice is itself,whether or not that person really does have a good reputation of justice. In an attempt toprovide an adequate, satisfying definition of justice, Socrates tries to make an analogybetween the justice of individual human beings and of an entire society or city. Since thecrucial elements of justice may be easier to observe on the larger scale like a city than ona smaller scale like an individual. Socrates focuses on the perfect city, because the citywill represent the human soul. Socrates began with a detailed analysis of the formation,structure, and organization of this ideal city. He argues that since individual humanbeings are not self-sufficient; no one working alone can acquire all of the necessities oflife by themselves. In order to resolve this diff...
