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Plato's Philosophical Treatise, The Republic

In this, moderation ôresembles a kind of harmonyö because it ôspreads throughout the wholeö among the rulers and the ruled (Grube 96-97). This idea of moderation appears to depend, at least in part, on a degree of satisfaction; each individual (and group of individuals, i.e. the guardians) must be satisfied with its position in the polis. Moderation will not be possible where no one is satisfied with the role that he or she has been asked to assume.

Concerning the fourth virtue, justice, Socrates and Glaucon at first appear perplexed. For where is the locus of justice in the ideal city? What manifests it? Socrates, as if

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