What is the relationship between Socrates and Glaucon? Are they equal in intellectual authority? Are they concerned with the same issues?

1. Glaucon, like his young brother Plato, was in the inner circle of the young affluent students of Socrates, which means that they had primarily teacher-student relationship. There is not much information about Glaucon and his relationships, but it’s know that he was a major conversant with Socrates in his work "The Republic" and "Allegory of the Cave".

2. Socrates and Glaucon are not equal in intellectual authorities. Socrates is considered to be one of the most influential of Greek philosophers, and Glaucon is rarely known to the world, and even though he was his student, he never surpassed him. On the other side, Glaucon’s younger brother Plato may be considered as Socrates equal.

3. Yes, they were concerned with the same issues, but were on the opposite sides. This was best represented in Socrates work "The Republic" in which they discuss the definition of justice. Glaucon explains that justice is a social contract that emerges between people who are roughly equal in power, which Socrates refutes.