PHL * K101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Conflict Avoidance, Stoicism
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Suppose the aim of x: then worth is determined by one"s fitness for, or contribution to, (suppose x is welath: then the more wealth , the more power, and this would be a just distribution of offices) Aristotle gives an inclusive definition of worth (all ends of the polis) but ranks them. Within this context, we get his defense of democracy. Advances law as the basis for social organization. Three values: unity (conflict avoidance, freedom, equality. Even plato did later, in the statesman and the laws. Difficult to identify talent for philosophy early enough. Cicero is thinking about the roman empire, not a greek polis. Plato values only unity, not either liberty or equality. Order is more important of them all. The more you have to write law, the more you fail. To try to avoid conflicts of laws. Clear enough to guide society and individuals (111-14) "justice and injustice are differentiated by nature" (112-13)
