Section 1
Short responses 2-5 sentences
Q. In your opinion, is Polemarchus definition of justice, derived from the poet Simonedes, an improvement from his father’s definition?
A. I think it is because at first they said justice was to do good to friends and harm your enemies and now they say hat is bad because by doing harm to your enemies you will only make them worse and I agree with that.
Q. What is Simonides definition of justice? Has Polemarchus interpreted him correctly?
A. Simonedes says that justice is to help your friends and hurt your enemies. This is how Polemarchus interpreted him.
Q. What problem does Socrates see in the phrase, “helping one’s friends and harming ones enemies”? Why is this not an accurate definition of justice?
A. He says that people base their judgments on human likes and dislikes so it does not apply to all. A friend you say is a friend might not be good and an enemy you say is an enemy might not be bad. This is not accurate because it is based on your own personal emotions.
Q. What lesson do you think Socrates/Plato is trying to prove by having Polemarchus give in to Socrates when his father (Cephalus) would not?
A. I don’t really understand what this question is asking but I am guessing its is showing that adult minds are more concrete and are not willing to change while a child’s mind is not. It is more open.
Q. Whose argument do you find more convincing, Polemarchus or Socrates? Why? (This should be a longer response, short paragraph, about 5 sentences).
A. Socrates is not actually giving an argument as much as just proving that Polemarchus is wrong. He is not one to argue but to see people’s arguments and see its problems. Then maybe change their perspectives in it.
A friend is someone who will not harm you or go against you in any way. They will do favors for you and you will be able to do the same for them. Good friends are loyal to one another. You should act respectively to them and goof around as long as you know when to stop.
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