d foreign relations, are obviously the rulers, or guardians. The next virtue most obvious to Socrates is courage. Socrates describes courage as having the ability to retain, under circumstances of pain, pleasure, or desire/aversion, a lawful notion about what is to be feared and what is not to be feared. Naturally, those who are most likely to come in contact with and are educated extensively about different types of fears are the auxiliaries (the military). Also, if the auxiliary has fear of something then the entire community is effected in some way (for example, if the community’s militia is fearful of an invading tribe then the community has no defense and is put at risk for invasion). Although courage and wisdom are mostly found within two specific groups, self discipline, the next virtue, is observed mostly in women, slaves, and children (the majority of people in the community). Socrates defines self discipline as the ability to master one’s own desires and pleasures. “Self mastery,” as Socrates calls it occurs when the good part (usually the smal

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