POLS 250 Lecture Notes - Cephalus, Nicomachean Ethics, Socratic Method
22 Nov 2012
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Great dialogues of plato: the republic, pp. 139-197, the apology, pp. 502-531, crito, pp. 532-548. 285-299: discourse on the origin of inequality. Not for profit: why democracy needs the humanities. Elizabeth dunn, spending money on others promotes happiness. Sb drury, locke and nozick on property. David hume, a treatise of human nature. Understanding our past can help us better prepare for the future. Describing what ought to be the case. Not simply about memorizing theorists, but critical analytic skill. Invokes concepts and ideals to help us evaluate legitimate function of government. 3 approaches to political thought: history of political thought [skinner] Context of the political thinker (e. g. hobbes: political ideologies [freeden] Link important thinkers together (e. g. liberals, socialists, conservatives, etc: political philosopher. Classical greece: the democratic city-state (athens, 4th and 5th century bc) Turbulent time, lot of conflict and war. Composed of small city-states, rather than a country. Citizenship only athenian man, may join army.
