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What is Socrates’ objection to Polemarchus’ argument that justice is giving to each his due?
a.
It is unjust to give an insane person his weapons back.
b.
Socrates argues that sometime lawmakers err concerning what is to their advantage.
c.
Socrates has no objection. Polemarchus is right.
d.
Socrates argues that justice is wiser than injustice.
e.
Socrates argues that when you harm horses, they become worse, not better.
Who is the third interlocutor Socrates talks to in The Republic, the one who argues that justice is the advantage of the stronger?
a.
Plato
b.
Polemarchus
c.
Thrasymachus
d.
Glaucon
e.
Cephalus
What are the two types of fairness according to Aristotle?
a.
virtue and vice
b.
lawfulness and justice
c.
distributive and commutative/rectificatory
d.
commutative/rectificatory and arithmetical proportion
e.
geometrical and arithmetical proportion
Which three parts of the city correspond to which three parts of the soul in Socrates’ argument?
a.
spiritedness – appetite; reason – guardians; moneymakers – warriors
b.
warriors – appetite; spiritedness – moneymakers; guardians – reason
c.
guardians – reason; moneymakers – spiritedness; appetite – warriors
d.
reason – spiritedness; guardians – appetite; warriors – moneymakers
e.
guardians – reason; warriors – spiritedness; moneymakers – appetite
According to Mencius, what are the four moral sentiments and their accompanying virtues?
a.
distress – humanity; shame – justice; truth – propriety; right and wrong – deference
b.
distress – propriety; shame – justice; wisdom – charity; right and wrong – deference
c.
distress – humanity; truth – justice; deference – propriety; right and wrong – wisdom
d.
humanity – shame; distress – justice; deference – wisdom; right and wrong – propriety
e.
distress – humanity; shame – justice; deference – propriety; right and wrong – wisdom
a.
It is unjust to give an insane person his weapons back.
b.
Socrates argues that sometime lawmakers err concerning what is to their advantage.
c.
Socrates has no objection. Polemarchus is right.
d.
Socrates argues that justice is wiser than injustice.
e.
Socrates argues that when you harm horses, they become worse, not better.
Explanation / Answer
1. The correct answer is Option B. Socrates argues that sometime lawmakers err concerning what is to their advantage.
2. The correct answer is Option C. Thrasymachus is the third interlocutor who defines justice as the advantage or what is beneficial to the stronger.
3. The correct answer is Option B. The two types of fairness according to Aristotle are lawfulness and justice.
4. The correct answer is Option E. The combination is guardians – reason; warriors – spiritedness; moneymakers – appetite.
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