PHL100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Totalitarianism
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What was in book ii-iii (cid:894)(cid:449)e did(cid:374)(cid:859)t read(cid:895): A foretaste of the idea of a god as (cid:862)perfe(cid:272)tly good(cid:863) Okay only if it promotes harmony, as in soul and city. In book x, poets are banned all together. Soldiers are trained to be harsh but gentle (412e-414b) Guardia(cid:374)s get to (cid:271)e leaders if they are (cid:862)gold(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1008)(cid:1005)(cid:1008)-415) Happiness: are guardians getting a bad deal? (419) (cid:862)(cid:449)e are(cid:374)(cid:859)t ai(cid:373)i(cid:374)g to (cid:373)ake a(cid:374)y o(cid:374)e group outsta(cid:374)di(cid:374)gly happy (cid:271)ut to (cid:373)ake the (cid:449)hole (cid:272)ity so(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1008)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:271)(cid:895) Colours to (cid:373)ake (cid:862)the (cid:449)hole statue (cid:271)eautiful(cid:863) Do(cid:374)(cid:859)t use the prettiest (cid:272)olor o(cid:374) the prettiest part, make each part beautiful. The happiness of each group derives from its role. Difference from later view of group happiness as deriving solely from i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals(cid:859). If happiness is a state of mind, you need a mind (more on this later with aristotle) By forgoing wealth and offering the spoils to allies, guardians can defeat several enemies (420-
