PP110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Glaucon, Egotism
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Intro into philosophy: philosophy: look at familiar things in an unfamiliar way. A: m orality is a mechasnism for social control; without morality society would disintegrate. Bc only moral beings can enjoy certain goods ( such as love friendship etc. ) which they do. Bc only the truly moral person is genuinely happy ( socrates) Bc in the afterlife god will reward the most moral ppl (christianity) If i"m not moral, i"ll be caught and punished ( plato"s glaucon) That"s precisely why our adherence to the rules of morality is a second best option: plato puts it- pg 26 left column. The moral person who has a reputation for immorality. This person, though good, is thought to be evil. He is persecuted, ridiculed, beaten, tortured and finally executed. The immoral person who has a reputation for morality. This person though evil, is thought to be good. So he is celebrated, befriended, becomes rich, etc.
