POLC70H3 Lecture : polb70 lecture notes
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Pol b70: classic texts of political theory i: professor lee. Review: the republic (politeia) begins with a debate about justice but quickly becomes a discussion about political leadership and the virtues required for effective political leadership over a city. Someone must rule the city, for it to act as one unit and with a common purpose. Iii. 412c: the best" the aristoi" should rule. It"s a matter of justice: it is just that the best" and only. Or, to put the same point differently, it would be unjust if anybody else ruled the city (we return to this last point later). Plato now begins to give us an answer to this question, by describing for us the kind of person that is best suited to rule the virtuous city the philosopher. In fact, plato claims the kallipolis can only come into existence when (v. 473c; cf.
