POLS 2900 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Glaucon, Human Nature, Eugenics

• School: York University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2900
• Professor: Asher Horowitz

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First term assignment: essay on plato: hand out assignment: october 9th (wednesday, due at the end of october (undecided date, not required to use readings beyond class readings. Question for next lecture: read through book 4 and 5 of the republic, socrates addresses the question of justice, what is justice according to plato, how is it difference from other virtues: Review of book 1: question of justice arises, most dismissed by socrates, thasymcases says that justice is in the interest of the stronger. This is human nature: on a logical level, socrates makes short response of theyamasces. Getting th to agree that justice is an art. Art is pursuant of the perfecting of its object: ruling is an art. Point of ruling is to improve those you are ruling: th can"t say anything at this point, he is silenced, th argument begins and ends with observation.