Week 2 Flashcards
Who was Plato
Student of Socrates
Teacher of Aristole
What did Plato think of human nature
We are on a chariot pulled by 2 horses
1 is a dark horse (Physical appetites)
1 is a white horse (passion)
and guided by reason (dude on horse)
What does physical appetite refer to
Hunger
Thirst
Sexual desire
What does passion refer to
Emotion
Anger
Ambition
What does reason refer to
Tries to balance the 2
What are 3 types of people in society
Commoners - Farmers, business man
Auxiliaries - Police, Soldiers, Goverment
Guardians - political rulers or the most educated that can escape the cave
What did Pharedus think of love
Motivates us to do the impossible
“ill take a bullet for them”
What did Pausanias think of love
Heavenly love (motivated by the betterment of both lovers)
Common love (motivated by physical pleasure)
What did Eryximachus think of love
loves brings all together (a force within humans)
What did Aristophanes think of love
Love is the search for the missing half ripped away from us
