POL 2107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cultural Relativism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 2107
• Professor: Wolfgang Koerner

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Individuals could move through the social hierarchy but are usually suited to the one they are born into. No explanation of how they knew who was which. Provides for the physical needs of the community, could own property (other two cannot) provide material goods for the survival of the society. Limit on amount of property that could be accumulated (avoid envy). Protectors, education very important, believe the holders of office are the causes of good and evil in society. Music; comprises all the materials of human and superhuman character as models for a child to imitate. One should only be able to make choices from among good things. Institute censorship: heroes have to be good heroes. Poetry and culture can be used to guide individuals to proper knowledge and understanding. Censorship; aid in the development of knowledge, distribution of knowledge should be controlled. Only conditions of communal living could provide for the unselfishness (sparta ex).