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... interest of the stronger . Thrasymachus is at first incoherent as to what he means to say . He assents to two ... interest of the ruler . But Thrasymachus admits that it is possible that a ruler may decree a law which , if obeyed , is ...
... interest of the stronger . Thrasymachus is at first incoherent as to what he means to say . He assents to two ... interest of the ruler . But Thrasymachus admits that it is possible that a ruler may decree a law which , if obeyed , is ...
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... interest of the ruler . Let us examine Socrates ' argument , in which he tries to prove that no ruler can legislate in his own interest . The argument is deceptively simple : ( 1 ) Every art serves the interest of its subject . ( 2 ) ...
... interest of the ruler . Let us examine Socrates ' argument , in which he tries to prove that no ruler can legislate in his own interest . The argument is deceptively simple : ( 1 ) Every art serves the interest of its subject . ( 2 ) ...
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... interest of the ruled . Almost everyone will agree with Jefferson that a government ought to serve the interest of the governed , whereas it seems clear that Plato's logical claim is false . The point of establishing the conclusion that ...
... interest of the ruled . Almost everyone will agree with Jefferson that a government ought to serve the interest of the governed , whereas it seems clear that Plato's logical claim is false . The point of establishing the conclusion that ...
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATIONS ON THE NATURE | 3 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH CEPHALUS | 36 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH THRASYMACHUS | 46 |
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