In the first argument for the conclusion that pleasure is not the good (the so-called, 'simultaneity of pleasure and pain' argument), the class decided that one of the two premises needed defending. Which one was it?
Pleasure and pain are not the same as good and bad (respectively).
People are good or bad to the extent that good or bad are in them.
Doing well and doing badly are opposites.
Pleasure only exists while pain exists.
The second argument against Callicles' claim that pleasure is the good (the "cowards and fools" argument), shows that Callicles' claim is inconsistent with other beliefs he holds. What is the inconsistency that is revealed?
People are good or bad to the extent that good or bad are in them.
Cowards and fools are not good.
Cowards and fools feel as much pleasure as the brave and intelligent.
None of the above.
Plato thinks that the best form of government is a democracy.
True.
False.
The existence of an afterlife is the final premise missing from Plato's argument (that Plato does not argue for here), which is required to support his thesis that it is better to suffer injustice than to commit it. Why is the afterlife so important to Plato's argument?
Without an afterlife, the soul will have nowhere to go after the body dies.
This argument appeals to rational self-interest.
If Socrates does not appeal to the afterlife, then people will think him a godless heathen, refuse to listen to him and ultimately kill him.
This argument rests on the assumption that the Christian god will dole out punishments and rewards after we die.
What does Plato believe is the ultimate ground for doing the just and good thing?
It is in your own best self-interest.
It is in the best interests of others.
You do the good because it is good.
You do the good because others will see you and imitate your actions, improving society as a whole.