| The Republic is fascinating with humorous discourse in the book. Plato always looks for justice, and what the nature and the effect of justice are. Plato criticizes the utilitarian concept of justice in the first volume. The second to the fourth volume, Plato discusses the justice of the state and the justice of the soul. The fifth to the seventh volumes tell us about the philosopher-king, equality between men and women, the idea of the public ownership of property and family. The eighth to the ninth volume discusses the four political systems. The tenth volume discusses the justice of the soul fate. The first part of the paper is about the era background of Plato’s justice. The second section discusses Plato’s understanding about justice, elaborates what kind of justice conception he is against, the justice of the state and the justice of the individual he is for, the justice of the soul, and what kind of lifestyle is more beneficial. The third part of the paper is the analysis of Plato’s conception of justice indicating that Plato’s conception of justice is the classical concept of justice and that of the soul. Besides, the paper refers to the comparison of Plato and Rawls’ s conception of justice and discusses the practical significance of Plato’s conception of justice. In his book,The Republic,the concept he promoted is of great significance no matter it is in the past or for now. The study of the theme about what kind of life is more beneficial is worthwhile. In this paper, it discusses the Plato’s concept of Justice once again trying to find the real justice in Plato’s philosophy. |
