In the Republic, Socrates tries to find the answer to a questionable question. What is justice? Throughout Book 1, he is given a couple of definitions that were inconsistent to him at first and so he decided to clarify them by questioning Cephalus and his son Polemarchus' definitions of "justice". In book 1, Socrates is about to leave a religious festival when a group of men stops him and convinces him to stay for the festivities until late at night. Meanwhile, Socrates will be granted a detour to Polemarchus' house. When they arrive, Socrates joins Polemarchus' father, Cephalus. Cefalo is the first to give a definition to the term "justice". Cephalus' first definition of justice is when you tell the truth and repay whatever you may have received. According to Socrates there is something wrong with this statement. Use a counterexample to refute Cephalus' definition. If a friend lent us a gun and that friend went crazy, would it be fair to return the gun if that friend asked for it back? Many would say we shouldn't because man could d...