BCS Great Books Conversation discussion

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The Republic
Year 1 Second Reading
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Is Socrates on the right track when he looks for a definition of justice? Would his purpose be better served by giving him examples of just men and just actions?
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I think that for purposes of conversation, it is much easier to discuss whether examples of people or states are just than to discuss whether a dictionary-like definition of the word is accurate. I think there are many examples of justice and injustice that could be discussed... but then through such discussion it seems you only dance around a definition.