PSCI 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: West Kilimanjaro Language, Glaucon, Waves
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In attempt to erect a city from its foundations within the earth. Spocrates has first a then g describe the cities they would build. We notice their cities correspond to their characters (first shown in their name meanings) The cities reflect the character one easy to satisfy and one much more demanding and harder to satisfy (glaucon. We have a division of labour explained means to certain ends: everybody has certain skill to perform e(cid:448)er(cid:455)o(cid:374)e should do (cid:449)hat the(cid:455)"re fitted to do. Book three whereas book one was about city erected on foundation of earth and therefore about earth (surface and interiror and sky aboive) This one about the gods and the sky they live in. We have earth, below earth, above earth. Three in contrast b/w poetry and philosophy: the metho-poetic form of explanation vs logo-centric form of causal explanation. Poetry of homer contest b/w homer and socrates (young men of athens fitted for philosophy)