POL200Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Polemarchus, Sophist, Glaucon
23 Mar 2017
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Lecture 4 (plato republic i and ii: the republic book i: setting 429 bc in the city of piraus (socrates is around. 50 years old), actually written in 380 bc: are leaving, others ask them to stay longer. Theories of justice: polemarchus and cephalus dad had lost a lot of money, made a good amount himself. Socratic problem, you have to entertain their ideas because you can(cid:495)t be persuaded if you don(cid:495)t listen: socrates goes to polemarchus(cid:495) house, sees cephalus (cid:523)p(cid:495)s father(cid:524, speak about old age and wealth. Didn(cid:495)t inherit as much as grandfather made, age hasn(cid:495)t been bad for him. Socrates argues that old age may be easy on him because he(cid:495)s wealthy. C says it does, only because he has been able to the about paying back what is owed. Redefines that justice is benefitting friends who are in fact good and harming enemies who are in fact bad.
