Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cephalus, Polemarchus, Thrasymachus
27 Sep 2017
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Week 3 - plato: justice and the city, part 1. The assembly: largest political institution, open forum that an athenian citizen could attend. The people"s court: jury in court cases, selected by lottery. Public o cials and administrators: 700 total, 600 selected by lottery, 100 specialists. Cephalus: telling the truth and paying back one"s debts (pg. 33: paying back debts in most cases is good, but not always. Thrasymachus: justice means nothing other than what the strongest people in society de ne it as: challenged the idea about stable, independent truth, impossible to achieve conceptual knowledge of principles of justice, might makes right . 2: justice is about self interest of strong and powerful people. Adeimantus: why not act like a just person in order to conceal unjust acts? (pg. 57: is justice always superior to injustice, link between actions of individuals and actions of state, if individuals act unjustly, the state becomes unjust too.
