PHI 1301 Lecture 13

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Terminology

Some translations will use different words, but these are the words that will be used in this class.

Soul

1. reason
2. spirit
3. desires

City

1. rulers
2. auxiliaries
3. craftsmen and workers

Hierarchy of Regimes

1. aristocracy
2. timocrcacy
3. oligarchy
4. democracy
5. tyranny

The "seed of corruption" in regime $n$ gives rise to regime $n+1$.

Conversion

Socrates calls the process of "enlightenment" that comes with philosophical pursuit/upbringing a turning around or turning upward.

Twigs Demonstration

• We can identify similarities and differences among distinct objects (in this case, twigs with leaves and twigs with seeds).
  • Despite the differences, there is a unity or "one-ness" that we pick up on
  • the whole and its parts

Next Time(s)

• No class 2019-09-30
  • complete the handout on books 8 and 9
• Read book 10 by 2019-10-02