PHIL 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Communist Manifesto, Political Philosophy, On Liberty
27 Sep 2016
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Value theory what we will be focusing on. Plato"s republic says what everyone believes about everything is all wrong. Ethics not the pursuit of happiness, believes ethics is objective). Epistemology rationalism (we can know nothing about reality from the senses, ie. senses tell you nothing about reality). Mill"s on liberty focuses on the tyranny of the majority (ex: white majority and black minority during slavery). Ethics- pursuit of happiness (utilitarianism), goodness is subjective (though not really relative). Says relativism is based on feelings and personal reason. Art essential to the development of individuality and, for that matter, sanity. Epistemology empiricism (all knowledge is based on the senses. ) Communism focuses on giving power to the working class. Politics loves democracy but hates mill"s liberal version of it. Art hates plato"s conservative view (that art unnecessarily stirs people up) and mill"s view of it as idyllic, individualistic expression.
