Question

Calicles claims that “the superior should take by force what belongs to the inferior, that the better should rule the worse and the more worthy have a greater share than the less worthy….” What is Socrates’s argument that the “superior” should not do this?

Answer 1

Unlike Callicles, Socrates believe that everyone should have their share an be productive in the society. He also argued that the greater population comes from the poor, this makes them the powerful people in the society. Socrates also explained that the economic advantaged does not make one wiser.