POLS 2900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Just City, Shoemaking, Socratic Method
2 Dec 2017
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Your place in your community defines who you are. Largest class: the producers- producing class: majority of these people take care of the economy. So(cid:272)rates(cid:859) perspe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e, therefore professor used socrates and plato interchangeably) 4 virtues: wisdom, virtues of a particular class, the rulers. You do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to abandon your post/duty because of the fear of mortal danger or temptation: ex of temptations: bribery, power of your position, lust, this strength for resistance and loyalty will come from education. The rulers will provide the education and organization to have a strong and courageous force: moderation, the relation between the classes, moderation is the willing acceptance on the part of everyone on their position in so(cid:272)iet(cid:455). It(cid:859)s a ki(cid:374)d of har(cid:373)o(cid:374)(cid:455) that spreads throughout the (cid:449)hole: harmony and balance of the city. Justice: there is a proper position and place for each individual in society (specialization).
