Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Lucretius
21 Nov 2016
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Q: in the crito, socrates argued that he had to abide by the laws because: Q: ___(i)___ thinks women are capable of full political participation while ___ does not. Moved to athens in 307 bc and opened a school, taught until he died in 271 bc. Very few of his writings actually survive. Lucretius (c. 95 c. 50: suggested the gods were made up of atoms. Reality for epicurus: the physical world we are a part of is made of atoms or small tiny, indestructible bits. Everything can be reduced to atoms according to epicurus, even the human soul. See"s atoms as somewhat predictable they have a tendency to fall and drop. Sees free-will as being possible, we control our actions. The gods: they don"t pay attention to us", however, he does refer to them as blessed and as a reference for human life, sees the gods as physical material, souls as well are physical material.
