Berto JosephPHIL 223/399Professor Cocoves5/14/14Haiti under tyrannyIn the first book of The Republic, Plato, Socrates, Thrasymachus and a few others discuss the nature of justice. People like Thrasymachus claim that justice is the advantage of the strong, when it does not benefit ordinary people, but individuals with rank in society. Plato views society as a flawed system for the following reasons: Society will never be truly just, because of humanity's flaws. Throughout history, man has proven that once power is given, corruption can arise and cause the decomposition of regimes, as Plato says. He believed that there are 5 types of regimes or types of government: aristocracy (Republic), timocracy, oligarchy, democracy and tyranny. Tyranny is something that a country called Haiti suffers from and if Plato were alive today, he would not agree with their government. The overriding question in the republic is whether it is better to be just or unjust. According to Plato, the definition of justice contributes to the virtue of the entire state. Plato supports the definition of justice as playing one's role in society. For justice to remain in the state, everyone must do their own work and not interfere with others. According to La République, there are three parts of the soul. All three are rational, spirited, and appetitive parts that are categorized according to human desires. The rational part of the soul is wise, truth-seeking and conscious, the spiritual part of the soul is honor-seeking (overcoming great challenges) and spirited, and finally an appetitive part of the soul who desires various pleasures like money. (Plato 437c-443a). These three parts of the soul mentioned resemble or reflect the classes of Socrates' righteous city. Since the Guardians are in the middle of the paper, it is best for the leaders, soldiers and workers to play their role in society. On January 12, 2010, a terrible earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck the Richter. scale hit the southern half of Haiti. At least 217,000 people have died and millions have lost their homes. Reconstruction and aid to Haiti continues.[1] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tyranny[2] http://www2.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/misctopic/leftover/headstate.htm[3] http://www.csmonitor .com/World/Americas/2011/0120/5-reasons-why-Haiti-s-Jean-Claude-Duvalier-is-infamous[4] http://universes-in-universe.org/esp/specials/2010 /vodou/history[5} http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-26-1-plato-and-aristotle-on-tyranny-and-the-rule -of-law.html-Amnesty International. Haiti. New York: Amnesty International USA, 1992.-Shorey, Paul. "Republic." Plato - Collected Dialogues .