Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Timocracy, Gender Equality, Oligarchy
22 Dec 2020
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Specific kind of breeding & upbringing for rules. More glorious & more fulfilling than an olympic champion. Place in history textbooks for flourishing a worldly historical place. Can grasp that which is always & in the same way. Without falsehood; hate falsehood & love truth. Has no sign of illiberality (small mindedness) Everything that exists has a universal concept to which it corresponds. One perfect concept or form of a tree. We have a sense that tells us this. Everyone knows the features of a tree & don"t require further explanation. The good is the form of all forms the world in its perfection. Do not try to visualize the good or a specific form. Belief (objects in cave: appearances & opinions. Timocracy: rule by honor-loving & victory-loving people. Oligarchy: rule based on love of money & profit (excess love of money) Democracy: rule of the many based on love of freedom & equality (excess love of freedom)
