PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Noble Lie, Meritocracy, Healthy City

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Mark Brown

Document Summary

World of perfection: world of sense experience. Crito plato argues that the society is not perfect, it is unjust. A blue bring for a just society. Focused on justice: speaking the truth and paying whatever debts one has incurred. 2. it is just to harm one"s enemies and unjust to harm one"s friends: justice is the same in all cities. Intrinsic value and instrumental value socrates places justice in this category. Instrumental value glaucon says most people think of justice as a means to an end and will place justice in this category. There is a divisions of labour in order to maintain order: healthy city relates to the 3 basic needs (food, clothing & shelter, feverish/luxurious city relates to our desires. Guardians small group of rulers of the city. Meritocracy: those who have power have power according to merit. Carry out the orders for the just society.