... of ancient and modern philosophy, while at the same time signifies the key to preventing the downfall of a ruler and/or an empire/city. In his book The Republic , through dialogues with Socrates that he transcribes, Plato defines justice as doing what is socially most beneficial or what one does best, minding one's ... the whole, but the eyes only see, the ears only year, and they do not share functions. Using this analogy, justice is like the moral mind which guides the body in its activities; it's at the head, at the tope of the hierarchy in social terms. So justice, in a greater scop...

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