LSR 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Axiology, Blackboard, Gladiator
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Ideas/forms: in the transidental realm (beyond physical existence) and consisted of true knowledge the good life, the philo. pursuing and following these ideas/forms had different classes of people in society (chart on slides?, rulers. Highly educated (in the liberal arts) contempt life of leisure was a bets way for them to live, lives were full of leisure focused on contemplation: auxiliaries assisted and supported rulers. Middle class courage and passion: industrialists sinisins lowest class temperance and desire. Aristotle 1: work and leisure (section 1 pg 1 in book) We should be able not only to work well, but to use leisure; for the first principle of all action is leisure. Both are required but leisure is better than occupation and is its end : leisure is the end of work, work is for the purpose of leisure (a higher priority, politics book 7.