PHI 1301 Lecture 6

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The Guardian's Education

• Gods and heroes must be depicted a certain way by poets
  • No emotional outbursts or displays of a lack of self-control
    • No lamenting
    • No anger
    • No laughing (‽)
• Self-sufficiency as an "ur-virtue"
  • "root of all virtues"
  • Stoicism?

This is not compatible with Christian Teaching. Even Jesus (who was God):

• wept over Lazarus and Jerusalem
• drove the moneychangers out from the temple
• enjoyed time with his disciples

Musical Education

Why is music important for Socrates? (401d–402a)

1. "rhythm and harmony permeate the inner part of the soul more than anything else,"
   • "affecting it most strongly and"
   • "bringing it grace"
   • "thereby making the person graceful"
2. "anyone … properly educated in music and poetry will"
   • "sense it acutely when"
     • "something has been omitted from a thing and"
     • "when it hasn't been"
       • "finely crafted or"
       • "finely made by nature"
   • "has right distastes, will"
     • "praise fine things"
     • "be pleased by them"
     • "receive them into his soul"
     • "be nurtured by them to become fine and good"
   • "Object to what is shameful"
     • "hating it while he's still young and unable to grasp the reason"
   • "will welcome [and recognize] reason when it comes"
     • "because of its kinship with himself"

For Next Time

2019-09-13

• Read 403–417
• Gymnastics
• Phoenician Tale

For Following Time

2019-09-16

• Read all of Bk. 4 (419–445)
• Complete city/soul chart (quiz?)