POL200Y5 Lecture 5: POL200 – October 1st
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Book 2: just city kallipolis, division of classes. Book 3: poetry and music / myth of medals. Book 6: forms, knowledge and the good sun/line. Book 10: poetry imitation / myths of ex. Only philosophers can understand the truth of pleasure, the real pleasure. 3 parts of soul: rational, spiritual, appetitive. Political theory education, division of class, women and children, philosopher kings. Book 3: classification of different constitutions; kinship, aristocracy. Natural slavery slave by nature if you cannot be guided by reason or have reason. Village: something more than the supply of daily needs. Book 3: define the constitution, citizens, classification, kinship etc. Book 4: two principle forms of constitution oligarchy and democracy pursue best constitution (general, most practical) Rule by few more likely to revolt. Rule by many less likely to revolt more stable. But, equality may not mean happiness for every citizen, and equality does(cid:374)"t cover aristotle"s discussio(cid:374) of happi(cid:374)ess a(cid:374)d virtue.
