How do we really achieve the good in somebody? (Plato - Polemarcus)
2 inductive arguments against achieving the Good by harm
Premise 1: horses become worse if harmed
Premise 2: dogs become worse if harmed
Conclusion: Therefore, humans become worse if harmed.
own version
Premise 1: I don't become a better player-piano if someone punches in the face
Premise 2: I don't become a better basket ball player if somebody punches me in the face.
Premise 3: I don't become a better student by somebody hitting me.
Conclusion: It seems that physical violence does not add to my cognitive abilities.
2. inductive argument for how we become just
Premise 1: music cannot make people unmusical
Premise 2: riding a horse cannot make you a worse horseman
Conclusion: you cannot become unjust by exercising justice
Deductive argument of like by like
Premise 1: desired effects have to have similar causes
Explanation: For example, heat can only achieved by something that is hot.
Premise 2: justice is harmony
Conclusion: Justice cannot be achieved by something that destroys harmony. Therefore justice is achieved by participating in the Good.
