PHL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Moveable Feast, Divine Command Theory, Socratic Method
25 Jan 2018
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Techne - greek word for craft or skill. A craft of skill can be learned as they are just lists of facts, however not everyone can excel at them. Knowledge of the universe is inexhaustible however, cannot be learned in this way. Plato recognizes, for example, when looking at a tree, there is a stump; above it is more, as is below. Seeing the tree as a unity of harmony of the branches above and the roots below. Can apply this to philosophy; plato works in this way. Process called elenchus - meaning dissection and collection. Main argument (books two, three, four, eight, nine) Look back on what has been presented. Serves a literary function; when subject matter is too heavy, a digression offers a break and listen to what is being said as opposed to think about what is being said. Elenchus - dialogue on conventional definitions of justice.
