1 / 52

Exploring the Types of Men in Plato’s Republic: Books VI to X

Dive into the intricate characterizations found in Plato's "The Republic," particularly in Books VI to X. This overview examines various types of men, including the oligarch, timarch, democrat, philosopher, and tyrant, and their distinct desires and motivations. Through stimulating questions and key philosophical concepts, we unravel the essence of freedom of thought, the role of philosophy, and the quest for the good in society. Engage with the text while reflecting on the ideals and challenges of human nature depicted by Plato.

adila
Download Presentation

Exploring the Types of Men in Plato’s Republic: Books VI to X

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Types of Men Intro. to Phil. Book VI Book VII Books IX & X 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

  2. JEOPARDY REVIEW GAME The Republic of Plato Books VI to X You Tube Jeopardy Music

  3. Lover of money, safety and security and all necessary desires.

  4. What is an oligarch?

  5. Lover of honour, pride and prestige.

  6. What is the timarch?

  7. Lover of freedom and equality. The unerotic soul that let’s in the unnecessary desires and is directionless in life and love.

  8. What is the democrat?

  9. Lover of wisdom who orders his desires for the good of the whole soul and the whole community.

  10. What is the philosopher?

  11. One passion of the soul rules all others and makes reason its slave.

  12. What is the tyrannt?

  13. Love of wisdom.

  14. What is philosophy?

  15. What is? How do you know? What is of value?

  16. What are the three fundamental questions of philosophy?

  17. The primary goal of this course.

  18. What is ‘freedom of thought?’

  19. A diagram that outlines Plato’s epistemology.

  20. What is the divided line?

  21. Two properties of all truly philosophical questions.

  22. What is universal and transhistorical?

  23. The image used for the philosopher in story of the ship and the mutinous crew.

  24. What is the pilot?

  25. The regime that measures itself by how much freedom of thought it gives to philosophy.

  26. What is the just regime?

  27. Those people who give philosophy a bad name: media personalities, political reporters, artists.

  28. What are imposters?

  29. Most people see it as vicious, useless or strange.

  30. What is philosophy?

  31. From this perspective, philosophy seems unjustified, immoral, or too serious.

  32. What is politics?

  33. This represents the Good.

  34. What is the sun?

  35. The image used to represent popular opinions that dictate your thoughts.

  36. What are the bonds that bind you or the shadows that entertain you?

  37. The subtitle of the book.

  38. What is “on the just?”

  39. “Plato's Cave is full of freaks, demanding refunds for the things they've seen. I wish they could believe in all the things that have never made the screen.”

  40. What is ‘Bushfire Fairytales?’

  41. Musike, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, dialectic, the idea of the good.

  42. What is philosophic education?

  43. The discussion of the tyrant returns us to the original myth of Book II.

  44. What is the ‘Ring of Gyges?’

  45. Those who are three times removed from the truth.

  46. What is a poet?

  47. An example of reformed poetry.

  48. What is the ‘Myth of Er?’

  49. It is not true that all people want the same things such as power, money and the satisfaction of their desires.

  50. What is a ‘false assumption?’

More Related