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27 Cards in this Set
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Who are the poets in the Cave analogy?
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They hold up the true objects, but can not interpret them.
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How does the philosopher begin his journey to the sun?
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He is pulled by an invisible force.
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What is the relationship between the poet and philosopher in the Cave?
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They are forced to work together.
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Why does the philosopher come back into the Cave?
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For duty and he has the natural right to rule in the polis.
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What is the order of the regimes in Plato's City and Soul?
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Aristocracy (philosophers)
Timocracy (warriors) Oligarchy (wealthy) Democracy (rule of many) Tyranny (worst) |
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What does Plato say about Democracy?
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Competing ideas bring a loss of strict virtue.
So much freedom entails relativism. |
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According to Plato, what is true justice?
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It is the order of the soul and that participation of intellet in cosmic Good. This can not be found in the city.
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Is there something above honor and praise?
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There is something praisewortyh, the true sense of everything.
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What does Plato say about honor and its limits?
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Public opinion is defective when it comes to the Good.
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What is the purpose of justice?
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The virtue of keeping the other virtues in place.
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What is the nature of justice?
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"minding ones own business" - a specialist contributing to the whole of the city.
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What would Plato eliminate or change in the "ideal" city of justice?
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-Abolish families
-Abolish gender roles -Regulation of reproduction |
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What is the purpose of the soul?
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Unity
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Why are philosophers not 1.) useless or 2.) vicious?
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1.) Sroty of ship and stargazer
2.) True and "so-called" philosophers |
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What is the image of the Good? (3)
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-Source of vision (knowledge)
-Source of being -A "yoke" or natural fit between knower/known |
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What are the four things to teach the Guardians of the city?
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1.) A new theology – the goodness and unity of God
2.) "a more austere and less pleasing poet” (censorship) 3.) Key: “disposition of soul” 4.) conclusion: City of Luxury . . . purged! |
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What are the "rulers" of our soul?
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Wisdom (reason)
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What are the "guardians" of our soul?
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Courage (spiritedness)
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What are the "craftsmen/farmers" of our soul?
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Moderation (desires)
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What are the regular people "minding their own business"?
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Justice
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Who rules in the Cit of Speech?
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Kings = philosophers
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What is the INTELLIGIBLE Good?
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(Unchanging, immaterial)
Forms = intellection Math objects = though |
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What is the VISIBLE Good?
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(Changing, material)
Things = trust Images = imagination |
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Why is there a rise and revolution to Democracy?
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Oligarch’s blind love of money, neglect of excellence (virtue).
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What is the character of the tyrant?
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Unnecessary desires without limit (as in dreams)
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Two reasons why the tyrant is wretched?
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Tyrant has no friends
Tyrant is slave to his desires/slaves |
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The conclusion of the soul and city compared?
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Best soul = best city (just man is happiest)
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