DUE FRI, 3/16 Republic Assignment

Read: Part I Introduction, Prelude pp. 2-8 (all of the Prelude)



Post answers on your blog and also print them out and keep them in your binder so you can reference them in class. Don’t forget to put the questions in bold print and write the answer in regular print.


Answer all of the questions, this time you have to do both sections.


I. Answer the following questions – short answer (about a couple of sentences or more)


Who are Cephalus and Polemarchus?
They are Socertes friends. Cephalus is Polemarchus's dad or to be proper father.

What is the profession of Cephalus?
bussiness man

What was Cephalus doing right before the discussion that took place?
Cephalus was taking part in the daily sacrafice.

According to Cephalus, what are the virtues of old age?
Because an old man has expierianced more, he is mich wiser then a young man who has just begun his journey on the road of life.Only the thing about being old is that you know death is near, so many men are afraid that what they have heard in their many years about the afterlife (the horrors and the judgments) are true and or false.


What are Cephalus’ view of justice?
Cephalus believes that justice is paying back your debts and not lying.

What is Socrates response?
socertes proposes a situation where you have borrowed a weapon from a friend, but then that friend is deemed mad, at which point you shouldn't return the weapon (paying back the debt). So basically, there are situations where you have to lie or not pay back debts, all Socrates is doing is exposing a flaw in Cephalus' idea.







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II. Write a one paragraph response to the following question:


Do you agree with Cephaus or with Socrates? Why? If you don't agree with either of them, write about which one you think makes the stronger arguement - even if you think it is not "right" - and why?



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III. Try to give this a shot, if you can’t answer it that’s okay: What do you think Cephaus represents? What is particular or unique about his view of justice compared to the others you have discussed in class?