1) Justice can be predicted of individuals and of collectives. For example the sentences, "Jane is just" and "Canada is just", are both meaningful. The Republic teaches that the word means the same thing in both sentences. How does it do that? Started collecting evidence - In the passage Politica - Politics Plato Politicus A: - Justice Can be predicted can say something collective family. Collective but not for person, totalitarian oppressive and demand a specific way. - If person is fat can society be fat? 2) "Socrates makes what looks like wild recommendations in the Republic. Examples are the Noble Lies and the suggestions that there should be sexual equality, the doing away with the family, and philosopher-kings. These all look as if they were prescriptive or normative, i.e things ought or should be the case but aren't. But there is also a purely descriptive or factual aspect to them. They tell it like it is." Comment 3) what are the elements of tragedy according to Aristotle and what role does catharsis play in his discussion of tragedy? Illustrate your answer with examples from the plays we have read? 4) Socrates in the Republic gives two accounts of the soul (435c-445d and 588c-e). Which of the two makes more sense to you? Do both equally, do neither? Answer as many of these questions as you want. Please remember that your reader is interested in understanding why, for example, you tend towards one more than the others, not that you do. 5) On the day of the test, three out of four questions will appear and you will have to answer two. Please note that the quoted sentences in questions (1.) and (2.) have been made up by the authors of this questions. - All my questions :)