POL200Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Glaucon, Meddle, Quality Control
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Agenda: the noble lie/myth (continued, justice in kallipolis, justice in the soul, wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) i(cid:374) plato(cid:859)s epu(cid:271)li(cid:272, preventing corruption: the regulation of property and marriages. Have to have philosophical nature able to distinguish between friend and an enemy knowledge can only come with wisdom and indoctrination. Sheepdogs vs. wolves: (cid:862)i(cid:374)te(cid:373)pe(cid:396)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e, hu(cid:374)ge(cid:396), o(cid:396) so(cid:373)e othe(cid:396) (cid:271)ad (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)(cid:863, might distract the guardians from their role. Sheepdog is reliable assistant to shepherd, but wolf will fight the sheep, while sheepdogs will not. Problems like hunger, or bad conditions may cause the sheepdogs to hurt the sheep. Do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t gua(cid:396)dia(cid:374)s to do the sa(cid:373)e to (cid:272)itize(cid:374)s, a(cid:374)d (cid:374)o deg(cid:396)ee of edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374) defend us against this pressure or necessity for them to break the law and fight one of their own. Sorts people with lower and higher quality medals, claims whoever has the lesser medal is not able to break free from that class, implies caste system.
