HUM 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pederasty
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Imitation/ representation: mimesis always referring to something else (used in tragedies & comedies) You become what you imitate if you do it well. Pederasty in ancient greece traditional relationship between men reflects patriarchal society teenage boys would often have a mentor to show them how the world works supposed to be educational would sometimes be sexual. Socrates argues if its educational, sexuality should have nothing to do with it sexual gratification confuses things. Doctors in the city should cure people so they can be a functioning member of society. Don"t care for people with chronic disease or mental illness. Need to have purpose to be happy. If you are unable to return to normal life, you won"t be happy so you should be put to death. Doctors should be familiar with disease so they can better treat it should have illnesses. Judges shouldn"t be familiar with wickedness & evil, it should be foreign to them.
