Thus the law enforcing agencies, the soldiers and militia fall in this category of courage.
The third part is self-discipline. Socrates explained that it is not easy to allow oneself to be ruled. But when every section of a community accepts its rulers and understands that some people rule while others are the ruled, they are exhibiting self-discipline. This is needed for a community to function smoothly. When all these elements are found, we realize that the ability to a community to allow every person to do his job without creating conflict is morality. This is the outer morality that helps keep a community intact.
In almost similar fashion, the person must function smoothly and remain intact too. Any conflict within a person's mind would create discord and this would lead to immorality. Socrates introduces his tripartite philosophy in this case and explains that the mind is divided into three elements just as the community was. "we've reached the reasonable conclusion that the constituent categories of a community and of any individual's mind are identical in nature and number." (p. 152) These parts are three desires or instincts. The desire to fulfill basic needs, the desire for self-preservation and the desire for knowledge, understanding and truth. However each desire is backed by reason though this reason may not be of the same kind as that residing in the rational side of mind. It is important to acknowledge reason and allow each desire to function properly without any side ruling or enslaving the other. This harmony results in morality. Any discord in this area would result in immorality. Socrates concluded by saying: "Where each of the constituent parts of an individual does its own job, the individual will be oral and will do his own job." (153)
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