Philosophy 3003F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Techne
26 Mar 2019
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For thursday: symposium 201d-212c (look at essay assignment) Philosopher guardian is to be most educated on the good. = in phaedo, the forms are described as being eternal, therefore not generated as explained in this example. *here comparisons are being made to other dialogues (on if virtues are a part of something else) *choices should be made by philosopher guardians: who are supposed to know what is best for the classes. Connection here to socrates" accusation of corrupting youth. Worrying about poetry (mimetic art): epistemic worry (form of bed vs. particular, psychological worry. 596a: distinction between forms and particulars, the manys = particulars, the maker of these = craftsman, craft = techne, technician with special knowledge about how to make that particular. 596d (1201: mirror analogy artists create images of particulars just as a mirror can, not really creating a real thing (a. k. a. the form of that thing)
