Educational Interpretation on Plato’s Book 1

Volume 1 of Plato's Republic has not received much attention because it is different from the rest of Republic in some ways, such as being summarized with Thrasymachus's provocations and Socrates' refutations, but the entire composition of Republic is composed of dialogues. Considering this, it cannot be taken lightly as it is responsible for conveying the message that Plato, the narrator outside the work, wants to send. Volume 1 of Republic introduces three characters, Cephalus, Polemarchus, and Thrasymachus, to explain the principles that were leading in Athens - the logic of capital, the logic of politics, and the logic of the strong - to raise questions that Plato must answer in his future treatment of the overall theory of justice. It is in charge of presenting. These questions raised in Volume 1 of Republic are answered by the theory of justice raised in Volumes 2-4 of Republic, and in Volumes 8-9 of Republic, there is a subtle correlation between the unjust political system and the corruption of the human form. The logic of capital, which appeared through the extremeization of the monetary economy, and the logic of politics, through the extremeization of Athenian egocentrism, lead to the logic of the powerful emphasized by Thrasymachus. Socrates refuted Polemarchus and Thrasymachus, but the educational task of presenting a new theory of justice through alternatives and urging awakening continues throughout books 2-10. In that respect, Volume 1 plays a dual role, serving as a prelude and leaving an aporia at the same time.