Comparing Plato And Glaucon's View Of The Nature Of Man

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Along with Glaucon’s and Plato’s view of the nature of the man, there were also different views discussed in week four which present the nature of man according to the Judeo-Christian tradition and Rousseau. The views of Plato and the Judeo-Christian tradition are parallel. The Judeo-Christian tradition believe in the dual nature of man in which man is capable of doing both good and evil. It also believes in self-reflection and moral assessment in which it allows the individual to check their lower impulses through conscience, spiritual law, and the holy spirit. The view permits the individual to do good and evil and to measure ourselves in which we can improve ourselves. The Judeo-Christian tradition views man as free through our ability to