PLATO

JUSTICE

• Internal whether soul or city-state
• Understanding and control of self
• Unity of the classes; Philosopher, Soldier, Merchant
• A balance and order which would please Nemesis
• Nemesis the goddess of justice, who could stand as a symbol for plato's justice

PHILOSOPHER KING

• Wisdom and logic rule, Rational thinking
• Perfect understanding and control of oneself
• the prisoner in the Allegory of the cave who escaped
• Escaped the basic understanding, unlocking conrtol of self
• Very few are meant to be in this class

SOLDIERS

• Self-Preservation
• Courage
• Keeps merchants in their place
• Highest virtue is honor and victory
• The heart of the soul

MERCHANT

• Basic instincts
• The worker- self interested
• Driven by their own wants and desires
• A hedonist for example
• Only caring about what makes oneself feel pleasure

UNITY

• The philosopher king is ruler
• Soldier servers king and keeps merchant in place
• Merchant does the basic functions and in the back bone of life
• Together all are strong, never to be broken