Hi Everyone,
just a note to say I really enjoyed class on Thursday. I apologize for not getting to a discussion of death and the soul. We'll talk a bit about that at the start of class Thursday.
Some possible blog posts about Republic 1 and 2.
Reflect on the signficance of the opening scene of the dialogue.
In what ways does Book 1 seem like a dialogue in and of itself?
Why does it matter that Socrates participates in the conversation under a certain kind of constraint?
Describe Cephalus as a person and how his views on justice reflect his personal circumstance.
Describe Polemarchus as a person and how his views on justice reflect his personal circumstance.
Describe Thraysmachus as a person and how his view on justice reflect his personal circumstance.
How does Socrates treat each of the interlocutors?
What do we learn by observing what Socrates describes about the events?
Assess the relative merits of each of the three definitions of Justice.
Which characters admit aporia?
Why does Socrates think he is finished with the conversation after Book1?
How does Glaucon persuade him to stay.
What is the philosophical import of the ring of gyges story?
What do you think of the city and soul analogy as a means of finding the nature of justice?
Describe life in the city of necessity.
Why does Glaucon reject this city?
What is different in the luxurious city?
What is the gist of Socrates' gripe with Homer and the poets?
just a note to say I really enjoyed class on Thursday. I apologize for not getting to a discussion of death and the soul. We'll talk a bit about that at the start of class Thursday.
Some possible blog posts about Republic 1 and 2.
Reflect on the signficance of the opening scene of the dialogue.
In what ways does Book 1 seem like a dialogue in and of itself?
Why does it matter that Socrates participates in the conversation under a certain kind of constraint?
Describe Cephalus as a person and how his views on justice reflect his personal circumstance.
Describe Polemarchus as a person and how his views on justice reflect his personal circumstance.
Describe Thraysmachus as a person and how his view on justice reflect his personal circumstance.
How does Socrates treat each of the interlocutors?
What do we learn by observing what Socrates describes about the events?
Assess the relative merits of each of the three definitions of Justice.
Which characters admit aporia?
Why does Socrates think he is finished with the conversation after Book1?
How does Glaucon persuade him to stay.
What is the philosophical import of the ring of gyges story?
What do you think of the city and soul analogy as a means of finding the nature of justice?
Describe life in the city of necessity.
Why does Glaucon reject this city?
What is different in the luxurious city?
What is the gist of Socrates' gripe with Homer and the poets?
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