ACS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Isonomia, Sophist, Hetaira

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Arts and Contemporary Studies
• Course: ACS 200
• Professor: Jean L I

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Acs 200: power to the people, everyone participates or everyone is represented, elections, majority votes, rule of law, a set of values; e(cid:395)uality, f(cid:396)eedo(cid:373), dig(cid:374)ity, hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:396)ights, . Athens the greeks did not believe in electing officials. Radical democracy: no professional politicians, many offices assigned ordinary citizens selected by lot, frequent rotation, payment for participation. Elect general on merit and what they are capable of. Strips areopagus of (most of) its powers. Tatues; o(cid:448)e(cid:396) ti(cid:373)e (cid:271)e(cid:272)a(cid:373)e (cid:373)o(cid:396)e li(cid:271)e(cid:396)al a(cid:374)d gai(cid:374)ed (cid:373)o(cid:396)e featu(cid:396)es, it (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t u(cid:374)til the 3 rd century until a naked women statue was created, and it was of the goddess aphortdite. Sophists: travelling teachers for upper class youths. (cid:862)ma(cid:374) is the (cid:373)easu(cid:396)e of all thi(cid:374)gs(cid:863) Introduces daily stipends for members of public offices. New citizenship laws; both parents must be athenian. One of athens ten elected generals for many years. Dies from plague in the beginning of the peloponnesian war. (cid:862)hetae(cid:396)a(cid:863) i(cid:374) athe(cid:374)s, (cid:373)othe(cid:396) of pe(cid:396)i(cid:272)les the you(cid:374)ge(cid:396)