|
|
|
|
Notes on History of Philosophy I -- Phil A211 William Jamison - Instructor Lecture 7 Plato 5 First look at the Republic since we are still behind in the syllabus. This book is considered the greatest treasure in the philosophical corpus. Have a look at the Introduction posted on the link to the Republic from the syllabus and read that as well. It explains why this is. Justice is the subject. What is Justice? "The answer is, that the two blend in one, and are two faces of the same truth; for justice is the order of the State, and the State is the visible embodiment of justice under the conditions of human society. The one is the soul and the other is the body, and the Greek ideal of the State, as of the individual, is a fair mind in a fair body." . To examine the idea of Justice the nature of the Public Thing (in Latin the Res Publica) is determined to be the seat of Justice. Only in the Just State can Justice exist. So how should the Public Thing be structured to be this Just State? This necessitates an exploration of the nature of knowledge, and education, the psychology of people, the way definitions and arguments work, the value of poetry and philosophy, and much else besides.
|
|
This page is maintained by William S. Jamison. It was last updated August 14, 2012. All links on these pages are either to open source or public domain materials or they are marked with the appropriate copyright information. I frequently check the links I have made to other web sites but each source is responsible for their own content. |