to feed and clothe those who are less fortunate
to build great public monuments
to end one's life without deceiving anyone or owing debts
to provide for later generations of one's family

2. Sokrates shows that "telling the truth and paying one's debts" is not an adequate definition of justice because

there is no reference to objective, eternal standards
it can sometimes be unjust to tell the truth or pay a debt
it is difficult to determine the absolute truth in any given situation
no definition of justice can ignore human rights

3. Polemarchus defines justice as doing good to friends and evil to enemies. One difficulty with this definition, says Sokrates, comes from the fact that

all human beings are protected equally by the gods and goddesses
the definition ignores the inalienable rights possessed by all
there is no universal standard of justice against which to judge everyone
people can sometimes mistake who their friends and enemies are

4. Another problem with Polemarchus' definition, according to Sokrates, is that

it ignores the political dimension of justice
to harm someone means to make that person less just
it would not apply to someone who had no enemies
not everyone has enough wealth to help all their friends

5. Thrasymachus states that justice is "the interest of the stronger." Sokrates interprets this at first to mean that

dictatorship is better than democracy
the wealthiest people should rule the city
political competition beings good government
everyone should eat lots of beef

6. In responding to Thrasymachus, Sokrates compares rulers to doctors. He does this because

doctors are respected members of the community
even rulers sometimes need doctors
medicine pursues the interest of the weaker (the patient), not the stronger
doctors are essential for all the citizens, whatever their rank or class

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