PHIL 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: On Liberty, Political Philosophy, Scantron Corporation

• School: Cal Poly
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 231
• Professor: Dr.Talmage Scriven

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Office: 47-37, m: 12-2 w: 8:30-2, rf: 8:30-9. Exam 2 not cumulative, can be reviewed. Exam 1 can be reviewed in office hours for up to 2 weeks after. Lecture outlines, supplemental readings on polylearn course materials , and grades , pp. Go back and re-write (or at least review) your notes after class. See him about anything you had trouble with while re-writing your notes. Read all assigned readings at some pt. See about stuff trouble with while taking notes on readings: *** plato"s repu(cid:271)li(cid:272): (grube-reeve, trans) *** ideolized math. Everything you think is right is wrong a) ethics: not the pursuit of happiness, goodness is objective b) politics: anti-democracy c) art: dangerous d) epistemology: rationalism (we know nothing about reality from the senses) (senses not knowledge) What is justice, for society and person. ** - according to plato, democracy is the 2nd worst gov, tyranny is the worst form of gov.