POLISCI University of Southern California Platos Republic Questions

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1.Pre-Socratic Philosophers: Homer, Natural vs supernatural world The discovery of nature in Miletus,Heraclitus, Parmenides, AnaximanderThe Sophists: Relativism, rhetoric, the Good is what is good for you. Plato criticism The strong and powerful succeed and get what they want. There is no ultimate good or ultimate truth, and it is not worth seeking.

2)Plato: Absolute justice and moralityA) Justice B) How does one get to the world of ideas: virtue equals knowledgeC) Theory of perfect formsD) The allegory of the cave and what does it mean? E) The noble lie , what does it mean? F) The ideal soul, the ideal men , the ideal state. How is the Republic set up? G) Guardians, Auxiliary , Artisans. H) The specific traits of the philosopher king and how the philosopher king is selected.

3) Karl Popper , the open society and its enemies: What is totalitarianism? What is the open society? What is his criticism of Plato ?What is the cellular criticism or analogy of the closed society? Who do you agree with?

4) Aristotle: How is he different from Plato? Specifically, on 2 issues: The metaphysics of forms vs functionHuman nature and the idea that men is a political animal. Function vs potentiality as the essence is intertwined into the physical object. Are you a Platonist or Aristotelian? The State is not created by men but rather it is a creation of nature. Do you agree?