On the essence of justice in Plato's philosophy:

from ideal justice to possible justice

Authors

  • Marcio Renan Hamel Universidade de Passo Fundo - UPF/RS.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/con.2022.18.1.07

Abstract

The present research presents an investigation about the development of Plato's idea of justice in two of his dialogues: The Republic and The Laws. The text addresses the essence of the proposal of justice in both dialogues, also considering the political project defended by Plato from the ideal city of the Republic to the possible city of Laws, the same situation occurring with the idea of justice. To analyze this theme, the path chosen in the present research exposes two sections, the first section analyzing the essence of justice in the Republic and the second section working the essence of justice in the Laws. In the end, the research concludes, in general, that in the Republic Plato did not make many predictions about the need for laws imposed by the State, approaching a natural law concept, while in The Laws there is already a greater defense of the need for legislation, as a way or a mean to balancing human conflict.

 

Keywords: essence; justice; jusnaturalism; juspositivism; Plato.

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Author Biography

Marcio Renan Hamel, Universidade de Passo Fundo - UPF/RS.

Pós-Doutor em Direio URI/RS; Doutor em Ciências Jurídicas e Sociais UFF/RJ; Mestre em Direito, Cidadania e Desenvolvimento Unijuí/RS. Graduado em Direito e Filosofia UPF/RS.

Professor da Faculdade de Direito e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito da UPF/RS.

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Published

2022-05-19

How to Cite

HAMEL, M. R. On the essence of justice in Plato’s philosophy:: from ideal justice to possible justice. Controvérsia (UNISINOS) - ISSN 1808-5253, São Leopoldo, v. 18, n. 1, p. 110–121, 2022. DOI: 10.4013/con.2022.18.1.07. Disponível em: https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/controversia/article/view/24713. Acesso em: 9 may. 2025.

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2022): Revista Controvérsia

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