Political Science · Western Political Thought
The principal characters, apart from Socrates, engaged in dialogue in the Republic are?
- 1. Cephalus
- 2. Polemarchus
- 3. Thrasymachus
- 4. Glaucon
- 5. Adeimantus
A1 and 3
B1, 3 and 4
C1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ✓ Correct
D1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 — All five are interlocutors in the Republic, so the answer is 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Explanation
★All five are interlocutors in the Republic, so the answer is 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
★Cephalus opens the discussion of justice as telling the truth and paying debts.
★Polemarchus, his son, continues by defining justice as helping friends and harming enemies.
★Thrasymachus boldly argues that justice is merely the interest of the stronger.
★Glaucon and Adeimantus, Plato's brothers, press Socrates to defend justice for its own sake.
★Their famous challenge sets up the long argument of the whole dialogue.
★So each named character plays a distinct role in building the argument about justice.
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