1. The Republic
Plato, 380 B.C.

2.
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle

6. Read the first page silently.
Annotate if it will help you understand and remember the content.

8. The Republic is a dialogue.

9. Plato recorded the dialogue.

10. Plato isn’t part of the dialogue.

11. Socrates was called a “gadfly”.

12. Socrates was called a “gadfly”.

13. Socrates leaves a religious festival and runs into Polemarchus.

14. Polemarchus invites Socrates to his father’s house.

15. Socrates and Cephalus talk about why old age is a bummer.

16. Cephalus leaves. Polemarchus “inherits” his father’s argument.

17. Socrates Cephalus Thrasymachus
Virtue is a craft
Admits he cannot define justice
Character and habits determine struggle
Wealth reduces likelihood of unjust behavior
Justice= speaking truth and paying debts
Justice is the advantage of the stronger

18. Polemarchus
Abandons most of his views throughout the argument (as he is challenged and questioned)

19. Analyze the text structure with your table group.

20. As we read pages 2-5 as a class, notate speakers and annotate your thinking.

21. Homework Read and annotate pages 5-11. Quiz tomorrow.
Be prepared to engage in a graded discussion about the text.