POLI 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ancient Greek, Doxa, Well-Order

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 231
• Professor: Arash Abizadeh

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What we known about socrates is depi(cid:272)ted i(cid:374) his stude(cid:374)t(cid:859)s (cid:449)o(cid:396)k not his. Hi students are the one who transmitted socrates knowledge: figure of socrates. Problems with large public forums: books & speeches. The o(cid:374)l(cid:455) app(cid:396)op(cid:396)iate (cid:449)a(cid:455) fo(cid:396) so(cid:272)(cid:396)ates to speak (cid:858)(cid:859)pu(cid:271)li(cid:272)all(cid:455)(cid:859)(cid:859) is (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) p(cid:396)i(cid:448)ate (cid:272)ou(cid:374)(cid:272)ils. The t(cid:396)uth (cid:449)o(cid:374)(cid:859)t pe(cid:396)suade the (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455), flatte(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:449)ill. Just person in politics will perish (he would have perished, he says it himself) = just people perishes because they refuse to carry out injustices: only way you can fight for justice is in private, the philosophical life. Search for wisdom / truth + live life of justice / virtue. Life is ought to be lived not only intellectually but also a life of examination/interrogation/questioning. Complicated relationship to authority = if you challenge the status-quo (by questioning/examining) you will be seen as a treat. Authority is legitimate for socrates when it carries out just and no injustices.