1. Glaucon, like his
young brother Plato, was in the inner circle of the young affluent students of
Socrates, which means that they had primarily teacher-student relationship. There
is not much information about Glaucon and his relationships, but it’s know that
he was a major conversant with Socrates in his work “The Republic” and “Allegory
of the Cave”.
2. Socrates and Glaucon
are not equal in intellectual authorities. Socrates is considered to be one of
the most influential of Greek philosophers, and Glaucon is rarely known to the
world, and even though he was his student, he never surpassed him. On the other
side, Glaucon’s younger brother Plato may be considered as Socrates equal.
3. Yes, they
were concerned with the same issues, but were on the opposite sides. This was
best represented in Socrates work “The Republic” in which they discuss the
definition of justice. Glaucon explains that justice is a social contract that
emerges between people who are roughly equal in power, which Socrates refutes.
