Word: adeimantus
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...ADEIMANTUS Yeah, Socrates, I think you're not being very fair to Glaucon...
...ADEIMANTUS Socrates, you always want to impose your opinions on everyone else. You just want everyone to be like...
...ADEIMANTUS Socrates, if taking the chemistry GRE is just a drop in the bucket for Glaucon, then it would just be plain stupid of Glaucon not to take it. There's a small chance he might change his mind and want to go back to chemistry...
...ADEIMANTUS But that's not rational. Look, Glaucon is just being rational by hedging his bets a little...
SOCRATES (Fuming) But commitments aren't supposed to be rational! I don't know about you, Adeimantus, but when I get married, I'm going to treat it like a real commitment. I'm not going to sign a prenuptial agreement even though you probably think that's the only rational thing to do. Through sickness and in health, for better or for worse--you turn that all into crap when you sign a prenuptial agreement! That's what Glaucon's doing! He's signing a prenuptial agreement while he's declaring his commitment to a career...