POL200Y5 Chapter Notes -Thrasymachus, Noble Lie, Polemarchus
22 Apr 2014
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Glaucon here: the metaphor of the ship and the allegory of the cave both are designed the necessity of philosopher-kings. An eros of knowledge reason/ wisdom: reason and spiritedness are allies in the attempt to control desire, wisdom as a form of desire- an eros for knowledge, and eros for the truth. That the soul can"t be nearly compartmentalized in the same way as the city. Also, the spiritedness against oneself shame, self- directed anger is another impediment to curiosity tot eh desire to know ex. Justice in the city is precisely the harmony of all three classes. The most needful thing is the willingness of each citizen to mind his or her own business and do the job to which they are naturally suited. If you"re having doubts about the just city; you"re not alone. Socrates also has his doubts when you take a look at the philosophers and the philosophy itself.
