1) In your opinion, is Polemarchus definition of justice, derived from the poet Simonedes, an improvement from his father’s definition?
Well, that's kind of a difficult decision considering he look up to both. But I'd have to say it derived from Simonedes.
2) What is Simonides definition of justice? Has Polemarchus interpreted him correctly?
Simonedes said that Justice is to hurt your enemies and help your friends and I think Polemarchus interpreted him correctly.
3) What problem does Socrates see in the phrase, “helping one’s friends and harming ones enemies”? Why is this not an accurate definition of justice?
Socrates thinks that a friend isn't always good so you shouldn't always help them and an enemie is always evil so you shouldn't always hurt them. Plus you should never hurt your enemies unless they have dont something to hurt you or anything else that's bad that's worth hurting or killing over. I think this is a good definition of justice because it is focuses on emotion and feelings.
4) What lesson do you think Socrates/Plato is trying to prove by having Polemarchus give in to Socrates when his father (Cephalus) would not?
be wanting to cause a quarrel between son and father or show that the unexperienced will usually change their mind more than the experienced.
5) Whose argument do you find more convincing, Polemarchus or Socrates? Why?
I don't think Socrates isn't really argueing, it seems as if he is just trying to say that Polemarchus is wrong, he doesn't want to argue over it. Socrates shot down all the logic behind Polemarchus's arguement which took away all of my belief in it. I'm completely convinced in Socrates "arguement" and all the facts behind it, and I 100% doubt Polemarchus's arguement.
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