POLSCI 2O06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Direct Democracy, Athenian Democracy, Political Philosophy
7 Apr 2016
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Plato expresses that there is a right way to live for everyone. One right way to live, do things, and organize city. Naturally need political association (embedded in nature) Not just one right society like plato brings forth. Different societies need to pursue different things. Ends are not realized in the same way. Live the best life you could live in the society you live in (cid:1) (cid:1) Human beings has politics embedded into them (cid:1) (cid:1) Compound consists of different elements that are associated with one another. Elements associated with one another in different ways. Not self-sufficient the need of parents: even when we grow still not self-sufficient. Natural beings naturally move towards the one end. Everything in nature has its own end: measure good by that end, reach potential (cid:1) Realize all the potential we have in ourselves. Use rational faculty to live a good life. Enables us to communicate and order higher concepts.
