CLST 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Thumos, Athenian Democracy, Tyrant
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Tyranny that compels us from the outside in - conformity and authority. Our intuitions are shaped by those around us. However, effect wears out if one person agrees with us. Social authority of experimental figure can mostly cause people to go ahead with actions they know and deeply believe are wrong as long as they are under that kind of social pressure. In crito, talking to wealthy crito trying to free him by bribing guard. Most people would think you breaking out is a good thing. Socrates: we don"t care, what matters is what someone will say who knows what is right or wrong. But simply being majority doesn"t mean you"re right; they can be right. Minorities aren"t necessarily wrong because of the fact they are less populous. I was the only person who opposed you and your unconstitutional need to purge/execute the generals.
