Plato’s portrayal of Socrates is fascinating.

I wasn’t familiar with The Republic before, and I’ve never studied philosophy in depth, but reading your piece genuinely made me want to go back and read the dialogue on justice itself.

I’ve encountered justice mostly through Jewish texts, the Talmud and later interpretative traditions, where justice is not treated as an abstract definition, but as something negotiated within human relationships, law, and responsibility.

That contrast made your analysis especially engaging to read.