POL200Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Timocracy, Thought Experiment, Tyrant
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Look to the constitution (regime) within the philosopher"s soul too much money or too little overthrow the established order within his soul : politeia: can mean constitution or regime, regime also encompasses a specific way of life. Guard the soul"s inner order: involvement in politics? greater degree of self-knowledge. makes no difference whether this city actually exists or not: recall the cave: individuals can pursue philosophy by thinking about the callipolis, it. A thought experiment, stimulates dialogue, think about the issues that may be raised. Encourage them to see the world with a. Books 8-9: callipolis civil war 545c. ): the rule of those who have honor. Oligarchy: the rule of the few wealthy over the many poor. The rulers will breed within the city in an improper way. The nuclear family was abolished, sexual laws were introduced noble lie: mixing gold and silver will cause civil war.
