Political Science 2237E Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Perictione, Noble Lie, Philebus
25 Oct 2017
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Reading for this week: the republic, bks i ii. Reading for next week: the republic, bks iii iv: plato"s writings (1) early period. Laws: socrates and plato (427 347 bc): the distinction between socrates and plato. Only knew socrates in the later stages of his. It is always plato in his writings but he puts the ideas in the mouth of socrates. Roman emperor justinian, in an attempt to suppress pagan hellenic culture in favour of christianity (by then the official religion of the roman empire). The lectures and discussions in the academy form the basis for the republic: the republic: originally a series of lectures given at the academy in the 380s bc, on a vast range of topics, including: Economics: primitive notions of a controlled economy along spartan lines. Aesthetics and art: art should serve the state (censorship). 2: basic ideas and assumptions of plato"s philosophy. Major figures for the rest of the dialogue are plato"s brother.
