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According to Plato's Republic, Cephalus defines 'justice' as speaking the truth and paying one's debts. Socrates refutes this account by suggesting that it would be wrong to repay certain debts. What is the conflict between the two moral norms in this case?
According to Plato's Republic, Cephalus defines 'justice' as speaking the truth and paying one's debts. Socrates refutes this account by suggesting that it would be wrong to repay certain debts. What is the conflict between the two moral norms in this case?
Who described a moral conflict nearly twenty-four centuries later?
Who described a moral conflict nearly twenty-four centuries later?
What did Jean-Paul Sartre describe in relation to moral conflict?
What did Jean-Paul Sartre describe in relation to moral conflict?
According to Socrates, is it always right to repay one's debts?
According to Socrates, is it always right to repay one's debts?
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What does Socrates argue takes priority over repaying one's debts in certain situations?
What does Socrates argue takes priority over repaying one's debts in certain situations?
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