In Medieval England, there existed both a court of equity – called the court of chancery – and a court of law. When formed, each operating in its own sphere – the court of chancery answering disputes in cases of equity, and the court of law answering disputes in cases of law.
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Intercourses seeking to construe justice can be traced back to 375 B.C in Plato’s Republic. In the dialogue between Socrates and Polemarchus in Book I, Socrates says the following: “Justice, then, seems according to you and Homer and Simonides, to be a certain art of stealing, for the benefit, to be sure, of friends and the harm of enemies.” (Plato 334b)
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Most people will never rule a country. Phew. That puts most of us out of the reach of being a tyrant, then. One less thing to worry about—right? Plato says that’s wrong.
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