CLST 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Indulgence, Know Thyself
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Socrates: certain conclusions we may converge upon without wisdom that are hard to refute and thus are close to truth or knowledge. Convergence on: justice is valuable, wisdom leads one to live a fulfilling life, ideas that won"t be refuted in decades of debate. Socrates and all other who have thought as carefully as him will have strong, self critical ways of thinking that we should live our lives on just these philosophically derived conclusions about nature. Middle dialogues and the republic in this is plato"s reflection on the motivational and reflections or commentary on socrates" developmental story (if it is true). Sophia/phron sis -- translated as wisdom/the reasoning, conscious articulate aspect of human emotional psyche. Andreia -- courage/knowing what to be afraid of, what really is good to fear. Dikaiosyn -- justice/the way we treat one another, everyone doing their own work.
