Plato's Republic - Theory of Justice

Professor Charles Anderson provides an introductory overview of the thought of Plato and his famous work, the Republic. This comes from a course on Political, Economic, & Social Thought given at the University of Wisconsin a number of years back.
#philosophy #plato #ethics #epistemology

[@stryderjackson11]

What is true and the real use of Justice. To center thought around one world, carry a baseline, then go into with wonder knowing nothing is full grown or atleast fully blossomed. Then to contemplate to creating examples to help add to the paradigm of understanding to the best words could for one in the chain of growth for the inner sun that passes infinitely to all that put a hand on it, that hold hands with it, that learns to walk with it. Justice, what a word. Beauty, what a focus for the word.

[@kerravon2527]

Wonderful set of lectures. I was sorry to see that Prof Anderson passed away 10 years ago almost to this day, but this is a fantastic way to live on..

[@amiradil1060]

Professor Charles Anderson is a true teacher.

[@cheri238]

An excellent lecture. Look at us now in 2024. What have we learned here in America? When one knows, one doesn't know, and when one doesn't know, then and only then one may. A general definition of civilization: a general definition of exhibiting the fine qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art, and peace. Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead

[@marcopicassobarcelona5152]

Great lecture. Thanks Professor Charles Anderson. Greetings from Barcelona.

[@languagegame410]

a most excellent lecture!!

[@m_ouz4211]

could you upload more of Professor Charles Anderson's lectures they are great and thank you for uploading this too.

[@MG-ge5xq]

Well, in the first part of this lecture series, the word reason fits my thinking much better than the word justice - so look at it from this point - what is reasonable. Then - the philosopher king - well, let's put it this way: Democracy is compromise. There are many different interests in society and it is the duty of the politicians - the philosopher kings - to compromise. Not “the winner takes all”! You see, this is one perspective of the crisis of American democracy: that certain or many politicians are unable and unwilling to compromise. To have a good balance for many different interests and to see the people/society/the state/the country as a whole. Balance is justice.

[@williamfrost3554]

I am rereading the Republic. Timely upload. Thank you.

[@divertissementmonas]

Well its interesting that the Republic is the most famous in these times with political economists and theorists dominating social thought and behaviour. (Some may call it science). However, Plato's most important work in the Middle-Ages as can be seen from a section of Raphael's fresco 'The School of Athens' was the Timaeus. Thank you for the upload and Image.

[@lamberttwizeyimana4833]

My argument after listening and to my understanding all categories of who should lead; I would think that a government that combines all of them may suit for the well being of any given society. It would provide a balance that is needed for any society stability and success in all its endeavors.

[@nelsongonzalez4533]

Excelente exponencia... thanks 👍😎

[@moviereviews1446]

Are there anymore lectures from Charles Anderson on the Republic?

[@daudkaun3807]

Greetings Professor, from Paris.

[@psychonaut689]

If you want to read the Republic in 2 hours, you could listen to this instead. A good overview of the whole book, tying together the various strands of political thought and epistemology. Anderson presents it as almost a tragedy - we could build utopia but we are destined to fail as we would kill those who could help us realise it.

[@kylefout7122]

@Philosophyoverdose thanks for the upload. Do you have any tips on where the rest of Charles Anderson's lecture series might be found? Another account on KZbin uploaded lectures 1/53 and 2/53 but it seems to stop after that. Thanks for any help and I really love your channel

[@Philosophy_Overdose]

No, but I will continue to upload the ones I have here: kzbin.info/aero/PLhP9EhPApKE82OnSzT4hASK5TD-FAoFR-

[@thatswhylucyleftme]

What is the Plutonic ideal of a cough drop?

[@eternaldelight648]

The main philosophical mistake of Plato was, perhaps, that he equated the form (eidos) with an ideal, perfection, whereas it may be more appropriate for it to include both the ideal version and all the variations, imperfections, and deviations that it may incorporate.

[@DJWESG1]

I thought the greeks were were versed in dialectics.. pre socretean thinkers had already found that truth and pefection self refuting.

[@casteretpollux]

The ideal is an idea in humans' heads. There is no single ideal. There is evolution and change in everything. Plato's thinking was the act of a man who didn't have to change babies' nappies, wash up, do the shopping. He lived in a slave society and was an initiate of the Eleusinian mysteries - secretive sun worshipping cult. His work is misread.

[@casteretpollux]

@@DJWESG1 Athens went backwards and turned away from science once they had slaves.

[@briancoveney3080]

Why the coughing? What are they coughing from? Are they in a carbide mine? Flu season?? There is no time of 30 seconds or more without some coughing fit from someone in the room.

[@thatswhylucyleftme]

I looked in the comments here, after 45 min of enjoying the lecture, specifically to see if this apparent epidemic was commented on.

[@thatswhylucyleftme]

..i clear my throat to you sir.

[@fattyz1]

Whoever was coughing in the audience should have been asked to Leave .

[@aydc6740]

does sickness bar you from knowledge?

[@mikexhotmail]

@@aydc6740 Yep.

[@thoughtfuloutsider]

I think the first 1500 years of Christianity followed Plato... distrust the senses, true power in a church that was concieved as institutionalised mysticism and a theory of wisdom, that ideas are real (in heaven), living outside us and are channelled by special people called saints who were killed then raised up again as ideals. His distrust of the senses and human capacities is central science's ideas of objectivity in science. His approach is also central to a lot of Hinduism in India, which makes me wonder if they are somehow embedded in Indo-European languages.

[@nelsongonzalez4533]

We all need a more just and peaceful society whereby everyone is treated as equal and with the respect we deserve...but unfortunately, in any western society...some are more equal than others 🤓😂😜 😎 accordingly to your attributes, talents, virtues, strength..e.i...meritocracy and on the other hand, your weaknesses .... Excellence vs mediocrity! Beauty vs ugliness in the humans eyes 👁️👀

[@123sLb123]

why is doctor phill lecturing about plato?

[@LuisSuarez14690]

It is not called depublic. Res public (public ''thing'') It is called politeia. Which means city. The citizens .It is neither called der staat as its translated in german. If you translate it staat (status) the book becomes almost a nazi book. Plato is obviously conservative but he remains Greek Please try more accurate tranlations. Greeting from Athens

[@arcade5765]

interesting

[@LuisSuarez14690]

@@arcade5765 thank you. The best responce i could ever imagine. ''intresting'' Thank you my friend . That s theg oal if thereis any. Thanks

[@martinisreb9502]

Would you be interested in translating The Republic into colloquial English?

[@LuisSuarez14690]

@@martinisreb9502 thank you for your indirect compliment on my hypothetical ability to do it but there are hardles. First , i m not wealthy at all so i cant do it as a hobby. in my spare time Someone has to pay for it. Second ,colloquial ? I dont know It might get even worse.When we try to understand someone from a different era we must try to go there and not bring it here. I ll give you a couple of examples. Women didnt vote in Athens, This sounds not democratic at all If you ''go there'' though. you will see that the smallest unit in ancient Greece is not the individual person. It is the family. You and your wife and children were one thing. Second and more easy to misunderstand. Only free citizens had political rights Why? Because they land was their s Someone who rents a flat will never die to protect it. The owner will. The same with the working class ( an other mistranslation ) It is not slave. It is worker. They could be youn nanny your teacher your assistant at work or a public servant A secretary in the city hall. It is the same word for work today in Greek. The free citizen on the other hand who didnt care about the public matters and politics was called idiotis. You guessed right. Idiot derives from this word. Anyway, thank you for the honour but i think it is very difficult for me to do it

[@martinisreb9502]

@@LuisSuarez14690 God bless you and your family. You’re an awesome human.

[@kaboomboom5967]

I can act without theory of plato, this theory can only work for the people of athens or ignorant people,

[@DianaStevens42]

“You certainly might not like his idea of women and their place in the world…” Wasn’t Plato’s idea of women that they are equal? What the fuck dude.