Paper #1: What is justice? Assignment Instructions: The paper should be 3-4 pages in length, not including reference page. It should be written in 12 point and double spaced. For the citations please use APA formatting. Please include a works cited page. You are not required to use any materials beyond Plato: The Republic. Plato., Grube, G. M. A., & Reeve, C. D. C. (1992). Republic. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. Co. Prompt: Book I delves into multiple definitions of justice, but it is most famous for the position given by the sophist, Thrasymachus. Scholars have widely debated how his view should be classified. Please answer the following questions: 1. What is Thrasymachus definition of justice? (cite the actual definition, but you should also paraphrase it in your own words). 2. Thrasymachus at one point says: For it is not the fear of doing injustice, but of suffering it, that elicits the reproaches of those who revile injustice (p. 22, 344c5). What does he mean by this? 3. If Socrates asked you to give your definition of justice, what would you say? Does your response line up more with Cephalus, Polemarchus, or Thrasymachus?
