SOCB42H3 Lecture : Lecture 2
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Understand basic characteristics of history and philosophy that influenced the development of sociology. Understand plato"s and aristotle"s opposing views of politics and its potential to approach the truth. Ideal universal truth hated socrates bc he hated aristole because he was against universal truth (no universal truth, doxa can be made truthful) Define the concept of the philosopher king and understand why plato thought that a state governed by philosophers would be better than any other. Arendt, hannah (2004, 1990) philosophy and politics , social research, 71, 3: 427-454. Questions to guide the reading/to think about ahead of time for students. Today we look briefly at history and philosophy, two branches of knowledge that preceded sociological attempts to explain social phenomena. You should remember that, although they differ from sociology in types of explanation and demand for systematic evidence, philosophical ideas continue to influence sociology.
