In today's bonus episode we have some additional notes taken by Kyrin while reading Plato's 'Republic'. These expand upon some of the deeper themes encountered in the book and there were not covered in the previously released episode of the actual book review. These include: Kyrin's personal opinions on 'justice' and the treatment it received in the dialogues, game theory and how modern knowledge and techniques can be applied to age old questions and the defects in Socrates' arguments as well as some of his faulty assumptions. Timeline: 0:00 - Introduction 0:53 - Justice is the repayment of debts 4:28 - Justice is the interest of the stronger 12:38 - Game theory applied to justice 15:05 - Thoughts on Socrates 16:58 - Faulty assumptions & ethical qualms 23:23 - Summary of the chapters 26:25 - An intriguing book About Mere Mortals: Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Interviews & Meanderings. Connect with Mere Mortals: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbhXot18Wgc