The Development of Dante in Inferno Every civilization in history has made an effort, of some nature, to try and understand the world around them more thoroughly through religion or philosophy of some nature. Not least of these was medieval Rome or, for that matter, any of the warring city-states surrounding it in an ancient and divided Italy. Although each city-state had a religious allegiance to Rome and the authority of its leader, the Pope, Florence, Venice, and Naples never wanted to fully submit
Plato asserts his position on justice throughout “The Republic”. His views constitute a model for how society should behave based on the values presented by Socrates in the dialogue. From Plato’s teachings, we can infer that to establish justice, we must establish several principals in our lives including proper education, moderation, and courage. Although Plato describes how to live a just life through the creation of a city, as opposed to focusing on the individual or going about the concept in