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Justice in Plato and Aristotle?

Can anyone tell me what you think Plato and Aristotle on justice. Specifically the works, The Republic, Nicomachean Ethics and Politics. Y "Crito"

One of the most fundamental ethical concepts and policy is justice. This is a complex and ambiguous. You can refer to a person under the order of society, and individual rights against the claims of social order in general. In Book I of the Republic, Socrates and his interlocutors to discuss the meaning of justice. Four definitions that the report of how the word "justice" (dikaiosune) is actually used, are available. The old man Cephalus media suggested that the first definition. Justice is "telling the truth and return it" borrowed " (331d). However, this definition is based on the usual traditional morality and justice relate to the honesty and goodness, that is, to pay its debts, tell the truth, loves his country, having good manners, respect for the good gods, and so on, is considered insufficient. He can not resist the challenge of both new and power of critical thinking. Socrates denies having a counter-example. If you tacitly agree that justice is related to goodness, to return a weapon that has been borrowed from someone that although he was of sound mind, has become a madman seems not fair, but carries a risk of harm to both parties. Polemarchus son of Cephalus, who continues the discussion after his father left to offer a sacrifice, gave his view that the poet Simonides was right to say it was just "give each one his own "(331 E). Explain this statement to define justice as" treating friends and enemies very well "(332d). Under the pressure of the objections Socrates that he can be wrong in judging others, and therefore damage to good people, Polemarchus modifies its definition to say that justice is "treating a good friend who is good and harm an enemy that is evil "(335). However, when Socrates finally objects that can not be just to harm anyone, because justice can not produce injustice, Polemarchus is totally confused. He agreed with Socrates that justice, that both parties agree tacitly refers to the goodness, can not produce any damage, which can be caused by injustice. Like his father, he withdraws from the dialogue. The careful reader will account that Socrates does not reject the definition of justice implicit in the words of Simonides, called a wise man, that "justice is rendered to each one you need "(332B), his explanation, but only Polemarchus. This definition is, however, seemed confused.

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