Comparing Odysseus 'Polemarchus And Cephalus'
Similarly to Cephalus, Polemarchus argues that justice is when you give people what you owe them. Friends owe it to their friends to do well by them, and never harm them, whereas enemies are owed harm (Rep., 334b). In the creation of the laws, the rulers never showed interest in the perspective of their subjects as they only cared for how the laws benefited themselves, thus the weak recognizes the rulers as their enemies. Traditionally Greek ruler, Zeus, “rewarded those who were good and punished those who were bad” (SparkNotes Editors). If the subjects were good to their rulers, why were the subjects punished? Seemingly, the rulers only believed they were the ones doing the good, by creating the laws. In accordance with Polemarchus, his view