Affiliation:
1. Universität Bern, Institut für Philosophie Länggassstrasse 49a, Bern 3012 Bern Schweiz
Abstract
AbstractThis paper provides a new interpretation of Plato’s account of justice as psychic health in Republic IV. It argues that what has traditionally been considered to be one single analogy is actually a more complex line of reasoning that contains various medical analogies. These medical analogies are not only different in number but also in kind. I discuss each of them separately, while providing a response to various objections.
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