Thrasymachus intervenes

The question for Lesson 2 is: by the end of book 4, Plato believes he has demonstrated that Thrasymachus is wrong about justice. What do you think? Has Socrates succeeded in refuting him? Why or why not?

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1) write a post of 6-8 sentences answering this question for yourself, then
2) provide 4-6 sentences of thoughtful feedback on each of at least 3 posts by other people.

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Socrates succeeded in the argument since his arguments were based on factual evidence and not blinded belief. To argue that the rulers are immune from mistakes and thus cannot make mistakes would be nothing short of calling them perfect (“Bb Collaborate”, 2021). This argument is baseless and does not hold weight in any intellectual debate since no mortal being is immune from making mistakes. Socrates’s views, on the other hand, were based on facts that were evident

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