Political Science 2237E Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Summa Theologica, Natural Justice, Liberal Democracy
2 Aug 2016
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Heads up w/ is code for with. Glaucon thinks justice of fear of punishment for injustice, thus. Cephalus offers definition of justice: living up to legal obligations & being honest. contracts ring of gyges. Concludes unjust preferable & rational; honored w/ wealth. His bro, adeimantus, refutes no one praises justices for own sake, but for rewards in life & afterlife. 2 kinds of political justice: of state & individual. City bigger than man, look for justice there first. Polemarchus: help friends, harm enemies. (shares idea w/ Principle of specialization: each performs role best suited, so everything"s done at highest level. Necessities of life: craftsmen, farmers, doctors; producing class produce objects for use. Glaucon calls it city of pigs: also unnecessary desires. Wealth leads to war, so warriors keep peace, protect. Nature not sufficient to produce guardians w/ philosophy, strength, innate psychology & spirit, thus education* 2 laws govern stories: first, gods represented as wholly good.
