PHILOS 2H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Techne, Aros Research Operating System, Agathon

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Chem 2h03 lecture 2 january 10. Classical philosophy is from socrates to aristotle: plato falls between then. Cooking is not a fine art like painting and sculpting. Primary connotation of word art is fine art: not cooking or archery. Greeks did not divide it like this: described many things as techne. Cooks, musicians, sculptors, all considered to be doing the same kind of work. Producing useful material artifacts by using their hands. Art or techne is knowing how to make something. The result is (cid:374)ot a(cid:272)(cid:272)ide(cid:374)tal, rather it"s do(cid:374)e k(cid:374)o(cid:449)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)hat the out(cid:272)o(cid:373)e (cid:449)ill (cid:271)e. It"s the idea of (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g or produ(cid:272)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g: e. g a shoe maker: trained craft. There is art or techne only when there is a better and a worse way of doing it. Perfection of form is most important: perfect forms are emotionally neutral. It is for the eyes and not the heart. They were not interested in highly expressive art.

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