Motif
Appearance versus intrinsic moral reality
appearance_versus_intrinsic_moral_reality
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Republic THE REPUBLIC. / PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE. / BOOK I. / BOOK II.; lines 10724-10811 confidence: high
The speaker asks why justice should be chosen if the worst injustice, joined with deceptive appearances, can bring desired treatment from gods and men in life and after death; he also mentions possible inner divine inspiration or knowledge of truth.
The passage contrasts deceptive appearances, reputation, rewards, and honors with the inner effects of justice and injustice in the soul.
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