Although this answer is sufficient and addresses many of the claims and suppositions upon which Glaucon bases his argument, Socrates’ response can seem uncharacteristic when compared to other works where he is mentioned. In the Apology, for instance, Socrates does not liken justice to a balance between reason and desire within the mind, but as the result of a lifelong quest for the truth. Socrates has been quoted as saying, “there is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.” If goodness, which can be interpreted to also apply to justice, stems from knowledge, then it does not necessarily follow that it takes a mind balanced with reason to behave justly. By this notion, a knowledgeable person cannot commit injustice, as that would
