Besides playing a fun and interesting game of Jeopardy on Friday, we discussed Political Philosophy according to Plato, Socrates, and John Stuart Mills. We talked about the meaning/definition of Justice. In book II of The Republic, Socrates expresses that the "just person is happier than the unjust person." Also, it puts off a sense of dystopia and mentions three Waves of Paradox:
1. Men and women should be equal. (Same rights to Philosophers King)
2. Eugenic (something is very wrong)
3. Philosopher's King
We also went into further detail and covered the different kinds of good that Glaucon talked about in the Republic:
1. Goods we desire because of their consequences (what the majority of people decide)
2. Goods we desire for their own sake
3. Good we desire for both – their own sake and for what we get from them
Justice is something that is more than desirable; it is something that is amongst the most desirable things on earth and it is desired because of the third reason. It is necessary and is a result of human weakness and vulnerability.
We learned about John Stuart Mill and his Utilitarianism beliefs. He gets very defensive about the concept and believes that most people misinterpret the utilitarianism to be an antonym to pleasure.
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