POL 2107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Light Poetry, Private Good
14 Dec 2016
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They provide the physical needs for the community. They could own property, provide material goods necessary for survival, limit on the amount of property that could be accumulated, Rst thing for a healthy society is moral values. Once you are able to make choices- only to among good things- not just what pleases one, but good things. Institute censorship- hero"s should be presented in a favourable light. Poetry and culture have been used by plate for a speci c purpose- culture can guide individuals to proper knowledge and understanding. The speci c function go the g is to protect the common good the virtue is to be unsel sh- unconcerned with the private good (artisans can because they own property) Meant to live in a communal living - look as sparta. Its only the holders of power who social function requires them to always think of the common good. Platos communism is one of ascetic poverty.
