3/16 assignment

A) Amongst other things, Socrates strategy includes an attempt to define a friend (Section 334c-335b) and a critique of the idea that a just man can do harm (Section 335b-336a). Why did he start this line of questioning? What questions does he ask and what responses does he get that leads him to win the argument? Are his points valid and convincing?
Sacrates thinks that Polemarchus is wrong because justice is not helping your friends and hurting your enemies. He starts to give examples like the example of the war. In response Polemarchus kind of believes what Socrate sis trying to proof. I think that Socrates is convincing because he uses strong facts.


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B) List 3-5 of the questions that Socrates asks that you think are the most useful in arguing against Polemarchus. Why are these questions useful for Socrates purposes?

1) And what about the just man? in what activity or occupation will he best be able to help his friends and harm his enemies?
2) So is justice use ful in peace time? well then, what is the use of justice in peace time, and what do we get out of it?
3) Then will just man use their justice to make others unjust? Or , in short, will good man use their goodness to make others bad?
This questions are good for Socrates purpose because he is trying to convince Pole marchus that he is wrong and by using this question he make him think that he is wrong.
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C) What lesson do you think Socrates/Plato is trying to prove by having Polemarchus give in to Socrates when his father (Cephalus) would not? Short answer response
I think that the lesson that he is trying to make is that an experienced old man wouldn't give in to what Socrates thought but an inexperienced young man did because he doesn't know any better.