The Republic
What are the three cardinal virtues other than justice and explain who exemplifies them in the ideal state
book IV
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book IV
The three virtues are wisdom, courage and temperance.
Socrates defines wisdom as good counsel, and he finds it embodied in the guardians, whose job it is to lead. Courage resides in those who fight; it is shown to be knowledge of the nature of fear. And temperance, "the ordering and controlling of certain pleasures and desires," is uniquely present in all citizens, by their own choice or otherwise.
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