Socrates brothers Glaucon and Adiemantus are aware of their ignorance towards their unhappiness. Neither of them is set in their

Plato uses the city as an image of the human soul to cause both the readers and Socrates brothers to test the strength of their desires. The imagery also forces free thought. In order to have free thought, one must take oneself out of a political doctrine. Most political doctrines habituate individuals to use reason to satisfy desires, but it is those desires decided by the given doctrine.

At the beginning of the book, the three men are discussing justice as if it's a good thing. Glaucon wants Socrates to prove it and argues if it is just to do wrong in order to have justice, or on the other hand, is it unjust to never do wrong and therefore have no justice. For example; a man who lies, cheats and steals yet is a respected member of the community would be living a just life, in comparison to a man who never lied, cheated, nor stole anything but lives in poverty and is living an unjust life. Glaucon assumes the life of a just man is better than the life of an unjust

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