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This site covers Book II of The Republic by Plato.
Introduction
Book II of The Republic defines the main arguments of the work. The opening deals with the three arguments of Glaucon, who resembles the devil's advocate, about the qualities of justice and unjustice.
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The Cast of Principal Characters
Adeimantus- Brother of Glaucon and Plato. He is the chief respondent to Socrates throughout The Republic.
Glaucon- Brother of Adeimantus and Plato. He, along with Adeimanutes, is the chief respondent to Socrates in The Republic.
Socrates- An Athenian philosopher, the main character in The Republic, and the greatest thinker of the period.
The First Argument of Glaucon
Glaucon divides goods into three categories:
(1) Those which we desire for their own sakes, not for their consequences. These include simple joys and pleasures.
(2) Those that we desire for their own sake and for the sake of their consequences. These include wisdom, sight, and health.
(3) Those not for their own sakes, but only for the sake of their consequences. These include the desires of medical treatment and physical exercise.
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