• Introduction
  • Section 1:Full justice wrought by the gods in life and after death
  • Section 2:The similar rewards of virtue and circumstance in this life
  • Section 3:Tale of Er Armenius illustrates how justice is served after death
    1. Openings from and to earth and from and to heaven where judgement is meted out
    2. Suffering for wrongs
    3. Fate of Ardiaeus, the tyrant
    4. Physical structure of universe revealed
    5. The harmony of the spheres
    6. Each spirit chooses lot in life
    7. Complex commingling of virtues and circumstances
    8. Dangers of life's distractions
    9. Prophet's warning to choose well
    10. Some refuse responsibility of choice
    11. Life without trial not usually an adequate preparation
    12. Specious examples of life's choice being based on limited experience
    13. Each soul assigned a genius (a guardian), then undergoes a process of forgetfulness, and is born, while Er returns to his body
  • Section 4:Testimony for the right way of life