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Why This Book Matters:
The Republic delves into the ideas Socrates held on being “just” and “justice” by helping the reader understand the relevance of self and place.
The Big Takeaways:
- Socrates questioned the idea of justice.
- If Regardless of the definition presented before him, Socrates dissected the meaning of justice over and over again.
- The idea of justice cannot be seen without an idea of the person and their location.
- People are perfectly tailored to play a specific role within their society.
- Everyone and everywhere must be just, not pretend to be just.
- There is much difference between being and seeming.
- Knowledge allows people to be just.
- Having a well-functioning mind is one of the first pillars of practicing justice.
- A person and their place are linked at their souls.
- A person is a representation of their city and vice versa.
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