POLS 2900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Abstinence, Circular Reasoning, Thomas Hobbes
20 Dec 2017
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Pols 2900 perspectives on politics- classics of western political thought. Erosion of traditional values: ancient value system (law/community/identity) They would be seen as natural -> to challenge the laws would be seen as opposing the laws. Cosmos is a system with a great meaning-> polis" ha(cid:448)e a pla(cid:272)e i(cid:374) that system/greater order -> divine. Your nature/polis is what allows you to be fully human and is what gives you meaning/identity/place. Socrates called into question the value system/ he did not take part in his state, seen as anti-athenian. Practical & philosophical challenges: cosmologist (pre-socrates) & sophists. Cosmologists-> group of philosophers/scientists who looked at natural causes than to the gods, Thales/democritus/heraditus-> (cid:862)a (cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot step i(cid:374)to the sa(cid:373)e (cid:396)i(cid:448)e(cid:396) t(cid:449)i(cid:272)e(cid:863) e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges @ all time/things are in flux ->influenced plato. Sophists-> approach to teaching and learning/flowery language just making a pretty argument/teachers. & theorists/offered their service to teach how to make a good argument and to excel in politics.
