CMST 472 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Republic (Plato), Himsa, The Talented Tenth

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Confucius set moral ex. , manip. rewards/punishments for teaching right/good efforts. Valor/activism: republic (plato) ed. to rule w/order & reason, the prince (machiavelli) risks or ldrshp/resistance to it. Steadiness, fairness, concern for maintenance of auth. /power/order in gov: philosophy of mind (hegel) by serving as follower, ldr can best understand followers. The hero as king: leader should . Rulers & ge(cid:374)erals are (cid:862)history"s la(cid:448)es(cid:863: ppl w/power should carry out will of weak indiv. Due to diverse/complex causes: higher on social ladder = more ppl connected w/more power over oth. In history, great men = labels giving names to events. The republic (plato: excessive increase of anything causes reaction in opposite direction. = excess slavery: ppl always have champion whom they set over them & nurse into greatness, tyrant = kind/good. Stirs up war & grows unpop: philosophers should rule due to their nature. Noble, gracious, friend of truth, justice, courage, temperance. All citizens should take turns governing/being governed.

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