History of Political Thought quizzes
How thinkers have understood power, justice, and government, starting with Plato’s reasons for distrusting democracy.
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History of Political Thought: Plato's Republic · Justice and the Ideal City
How Plato's Republic defines justice by building an ideal city of three classes and mirroring it in the three-part soul.
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History of Political Thought: Why Plato Distrusted Democracy
From Plato to Tocqueville, the surprising arguments behind the ideas that still shape how we think about power, freedom and government.
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From History of Political Thought: Plato's Republic · Justice and the Ideal City
Socrates refutes the idea that justice is 'returning what you owe' with which example?
- Lending money to a known thief
- Returning a weapon to a friend gone mad
- Paying a debt to a personal enemy
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Answer: Returning a weapon to a friend gone mad
Giving back a borrowed weapon to someone who has lost their mind is returning what is owed, yet clearly not just, so the definition fails.
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