Plato's Happiest Lifestyle A just life in a just society would be the happiest possible way of living for Plato. Justice is defined as a balanced and well-integrated specialization of functions both within society and within the individual. The just society classifies its members on the basis of individual differences in intellectual and physical abilities and is therefore justified. The way to achieve a happy life is only half satisfied by the presence of a just society. In addition to living in a just society, harmony between the parts of an individual's mind or soul is equally important. The psyche contains three elements: wisdom, spirit and appetite. Wisdom in a person, similar to the role of rulers in society, should be at the command of the individual and work in harmony with the spirit and appetite, to achieve happiness. This is because only the mind has the ability to reason and potentially achieve intelligence, which is the form of Good, the ultimate source of happiness. The first argument given is that an individual who achieves harmony between the three parts of his psyche – mind, spirit and appetite – would naturally avoid disrupting the harmony by overextending one of his appetites or desires. The same attitude could be conveyed by thinking about the reluctance a fisherman with an abundant catch would have in overturning his boat to catch a water spider. The claim that a just person is happy is based on the assumption that "justice" makes a state happy is not based on solid foundations, and Plato elaborates the concept further. The second argument put forward is that the more real something is, the greater the pleasure. can give. According to the Divided Line, knowledge is more real... middle of paper... an atheist might find the existence of a Creator incompatible with his or her lifelong belief, and feel the clash between truth and truth . his philosophy of life unbearable. A devout priest would find the correctness of the theory of evolution equally upsetting to his lifestyle and unacceptable. Another issue, although not discussed in depth in this report, is equally relevant. Plato believed that less gifted people should not waste their own and society's resources to learn and advance towards the "Good." Only the wisest would learn to become philosopher kings and receive an education of the highest quality. This preposition rebels against everything discussed above and causes those who are less brilliant to inevitably lead a less pleasant life. The happiest lifestyle would be reserved only for intelligent individuals. This introduces a huge contradiction and simply cannot stand.