He finds that an individual, in more depth, the soul of an individual posses reason; corresponding to the Guardian’s wisdom in the state, appetite; corresponding to the desires for pleasure in the working class, and lastly spirit corresponding to the Auxiliaries’ virtue of never following any temptation. Spirit is what keeps the balance between reason and appetite; resisting desires that one’s reason disapproves of. (440b) And for the same reason as in the state, when the three parts; reason, spirit, and appetite are minding their own business, practice their own purpose, and not interfering with each other, justice is in an individual is achieved. (442d) To sum up, justice in the state and justice in the individual are the same, since they require the same virtues to
He finds that an individual, in more depth, the soul of an individual posses reason; corresponding to the Guardian’s wisdom in the state, appetite; corresponding to the desires for pleasure in the working class, and lastly spirit corresponding to the Auxiliaries’ virtue of never following any temptation. Spirit is what keeps the balance between reason and appetite; resisting desires that one’s reason disapproves of. (440b) And for the same reason as in the state, when the three parts; reason, spirit, and appetite are minding their own business, practice their own purpose, and not interfering with each other, justice is in an individual is achieved. (442d) To sum up, justice in the state and justice in the individual are the same, since they require the same virtues to