Plato was a strong believer in the four Cardinal Virtues; wisdom, courage, moderation, and justice. These virtues are found in Hank Turner in the movie "Regarding Henry". The movie portraits Henry as a strong, powerful, successful lawyer who could have had everything and anything he could ever dream of. After being shot in a store on a late night we see Henry, who will be called Hank for after the shooting took place, start his life all over again from a mental state of infancy.
             Plato would have viewed Henry as a man who is unvirtuous. Everyone in the begining of the movie wanted to be like Henry Turner. Most Greeks probably would have found Henry as an object of desire. Plato would have said that even though Herny was an object of desire to most people he, however, was not a virtuous person because Henry failed to practice the four Cardinal Virtues.
             Henry was a very smart, sucessful lawyer that could win almost any case he was given. Most people would say that Henry was a wise man. However Plato would have to dissagree. Plato says that " wisdom is knowledge of the unchanging nature, essence or form of things, especially of the human being and the virtues. Knowledge of what is best for the whole person, body and soul, and the know-how to act on that knowledge."(The Cardinal Virtues p1) Plato would say that Henry lacks knowledge according to his definition. Henry is more concerned with what is best for his life. Plato would feel that without knowledge a person could not be considered wise.
             The second virtue that Henry lacked was courage. Courage is" the power to perserve true beliefs about good and bad that are inculcated by a proper education. Courage can stand fast for what is right in the face of pain, pleasure, desire, and fear."(The Cardinal Virtues p1) Plato would say that Henry lacked courage because Henry did what was best for himself not what was necessarily the right thing t...