Philosophy question

Premise two of Adeimantus’s objection: the auxiliaries and the guardians will have the greatest happiness if they may acquire private property and live in their own private homes

1. Choosing three conditions, argue for or against Socrates’s account of the origin of the city and its classes up to and including the Guardian (ruling) class in terms of the necessary and sufficient conditions for a flourishing human life. The argument must be for or against each condition you have chosen to argue for or against in standard form. Must have, for your argument for or against each condition: premises; conclusion; correctly writing the argument in standard form)

Part One:

• Argue for or against Socrates’s objection to premise two of Adeimantus’s objection to the housing and property arrangements for the Auxiliaries and Guardians. Have your argument in standard form.

Part Two:

• Draw a tree diagram of your argument for or against Socrates’ objection to premise two of Adeimantus’s objection to the housing and property arrangements for the auxiliaries and guardians. Must include the tree diagram and the justification of the argument structure.

• Given the tree diagram of your argument, how is your argument vulnerable to refutation? (1 mark)

• Given the way your argument is vulnerable to refutation, write out a refutation of your argument in standard form. Must include your premises, conclusion, the argument in standard form

• Revise your argument to make it less vulnerable to refutation, writing your revised argument in standard from (must include your premises, conclusion, the argument in standard form