Philosophy

2/16/21
Meno: backgrond for Crito continuation of Euthyphro
-hav to dabe size of a square?
- Socrates canêsing a senant wla math problem
"If you dont know what you're looking for, why would you look for
t hawwald you
kuas yarve fundit?
We need to enter place of ignarance to nd tooth
Crite
Was it appropriate for Socrates' to not escape an unjust low?
Socratic principles renning injury is still wrong (no eye for an eye
when an agreement is just one should ful ll it
Chito's pinaples: obligation to save Socrats (use his money
cates what majority think blc they can in ict evils
escape is morally required
-unjust to give up life when you can saveit
you wil betray your responsibility to raise your sons
seasiest path isn't most corageous good
The majority, can not in ict "the greatest ev?s" (death), cannot mare you wise
or foolish (which would actually be the worst
af rmatians of Crito's argument : Socrates' does valuable things t has a
night to continue them
you can't blame someone for trying to
save their an life (it's natiral)
af rmations of Socrates' argument - Socrates canmitted to Athens B is laws,
going back na wäld be hypocntical odigardon to authent
menticity
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Plato's Republic Book II
in these chitral citics:
2/18/21
impartite theory of the soul
Ruler
· reason
what's to come
Guardians
spint
Antrans
appetite
Book IT
Book N
3
- Glavien
Plato's Republic Book I
Glaukon - please actually persuade us that justice is better than injust in
every respecť (don't just make
us appear conunced
3 kinds of goods
C-intrinsically, pleasant (desired for their aun sake)
@- good intrinsically B blc of their consequences
önly b/c of their consequences (uncomfortable medical procedure for health)
Where does justice fall? 1, 2,063? Plato says@ - but not for one
Glaukan - it is rarional to be unjust bic unjust people live better lives
than just people - "so they say" he's playing
devil's advocate
Socrates/ploato:
it's better to suffer injustice than commit it Copposite of what Glauksen says)
Junce is a compromise between suffenng is committing mjustice]
getting away with injustice
is better
Gyges ring (of invisibility]
appears just - no one knows the injustice he has committed
unjust person appeaning just
perfectly
just person appearing unjust
Lo what people say
for
inspo
indicates that
Toikein?
2 kinds of
people
perectly
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Socrates' task - show that just person is happier than just
person when normal bene ts of such behavior were
stripped away
Justice (Morality) & Prudence coincide
☆ hard to see in izdindals so he proposes we build
justice
in the context of an imaginary city.
13 the justice in a simple, "perfect" city where there is no laws or
Gremment ?
Healthy
Glaukon waidn't
How do we imagine a city between this
want to live here
with at theatre (good food!
simple are & Athens (blc both have problems
cultural aspects of Attuns.
luxurious
Healthy w. Luxurious City
Glaukan's city: need for protection from each other social contract
mutual restraint/agreement to not destroy auch other
so laws/gavernment are formed
(everyone wants to fansh-but is often de ned by want
of linery)
Socrates' aty; need for each other
mutual and bangs people/atres together
Fremans drawn to seek their good farthing which they
identity wsatisfaction of their needs)
Consequences of Decadence
advertising:
- consuming class
-poverty
-won w/o bene t
necessity
- Origin of war
-artless citizens
comert luxury to
- loss of the city
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in Groundhog Day
Think about: Phil Connor as a counter-story to Gyges
why does he decide to change this ways?
what is pivotal in Phil's transformation?