The lógos of polloí in Glaucon’s argument
Vol 15, No 1 (2014) • Filosofia Unisinos - Unisinos Journal of Philosophy
Autor: Luiz Maurício B.R. Menezes
Resumo:
In Book II of Plato’s Republic, after the praise of justice as part of the most beautiful class of goods by Socrates, Glaucon responds by saying that this is not the opinion of the majority (????? ... ???????). Our work aims to investigate who are the polloi presented by Glaucon as a counter-argument to Socrates. For this we will use a specific part of his speech: the myth of Gyges’ ring. As a hypothesis for our investigation, we draw a parallel with ancient Greek lyrics, which in its poetry spoke for the fi rst time Gyges of Lydia.
ISSN: ISSN: 1984-8234
Texto Completo: http://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2014.151.01
Palavras-Chave: Plato’s Republic,Glacon’s speech,Gyges,ancien
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