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The Just Versus the Unjust     Throughout the first two books, it is very evident that there is a disagreement on a particular subject. This is the subject of the Just and the Unjust and which is the superior of the two. There are two characters debating this subject both arguing that their side is best, however, both sides cannot be correct in this matter. If they were, then they would contradict themselves. The character Socrates is all for Justice and believes that it is a noble and virtuous way of living that will be better for you in the long run. However, the character Thrasymachus is all for the Unjust way of living and all that it can accomplish for you in the present. They talk about whether it is good for a body to just be a body, or whether it needs something else to be satisfactory. This is mentioned in reference to a body needing a way of life, whether just or unjust and which would be better for the body to survive.     Thrasymachus’ outl...