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Prompt: In your opinion, how can acting “right” (i.e. justly) help or harm the achievement of happiness? In your answer you need to first establish, in true Socratic fashion, what you mean by "right" (justice) and what you mean by happiness. What do you think Socrates would say about what you wrote and/or what do you think Thrasymachus would say?
Well, things that make you especially happy, maybe even just you alone, are against the law and don't appear justly to many other people. This is an example of ethics clouding your view and way of being happy. Justice can also help you be happy because with laws you feel more safe and secure. People won't be runnin' around killin' other people with the law because if they did they'd go to jail and I don't think anyone would like that (at least in our society). I think laws work well in our world because without laws there would be no justice and without justice our world would be chaotic and this would probably end human civilization as we know it. I think Socrates would agree with me and my point about how laws and justice is needed to run a civilization. It seems like he might say something about how there are laws that you can brake in some cases in case of emergency. (Modern Day Example): If someone was badly hurt and you were speeding on the freeway to get them to the hospital, then breaking that law at that time in that situation would probably be fine, as long as no one was hurt while you were speeding.
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Good Responce to the question Chance. I agree with you I think that laws are needed and can make people happy and Socrates will probably agree too.Theres really nothing you can improve on you used complete sentences and made clear your main points. I also like how you use examples like saying people wont like going to jail etc. Good job keep it up. Candy.
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