PHIL 001 Lecture Notes - Polemarchus, Well-Order, Philosophical Anthropology
6 May 2013
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Metaphor (explains): kallipolis as a macrocosm of justice; individual as the microcosm of justice. By definition metaphors compare two very different things. In the republic, there"s a metaphor that does a lot of explanatory work. Analogy is used to explain an abstract idea. Cities take up a large geographical area; city-states are large cities. We are part of the la city-state for cattle, for example. We"ll see how well the metaphor holds up. Socrates wants to get rid of art in book iii. All has to be issues individuals have to take up; professor ramsey"s day is filled up and can"t worry about these things, that"s why contribute to election of politicians. Professor ramsey is suspicious of this metaphor and he uses it as a metaphor device/helpful explanatory tool. We should understand the metaphor as an explanatory device . Being good and benevolent were all equal (the greeks believed this: beautiful city and well-organized city.
