I'm doing a paper on The Republic by Plato, and I used sparknotes to help me understand what was actually going on and it said that Glaucon "describes himself as a companion who is not good for much in an investigation, but can see what he is shown, and may, perhaps, give the answer to a question more fluently than another." and I can't find specifically in the actual book where he does this and I really need to inorder to cite it in my paper. Does anyone know in what book of The Republic, where in that book, or at what point in the diaglogue he says that?
2006-10-23 08:10:06 · 2 answers · asked by may hoyne 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
In book 4 (line 432 c), Glaucon says, “I am only your follower [Socrates], with sight. Just keen enough to see what you show me."
In book 5 (line 474a), Glaucon says, "...I won't let you down, and will defend you with what I can. I can do so with my good will and my encouragement, and perhaps I might answer your questions more suitably than another."
So there you have it. Glaucon does what he can, isn't much of a leader, but sees what he is shown and perhaps answers more fluently than others.
Hope that helps!
2006-10-25 09:57:09 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electronic version of the Republic is at
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/mirror/classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.mb.txt
You can do a "find" within that document (hit the Ctrl + F or go to Edit > Find on this page.
But in order to cite this correctly, you may just have to use the index of the print version. Look under "Glaucon" or some other keyword to see where that bit of text might be.
2006-10-23 16:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by dontknow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋