Wednesday, December 21, 2011

12/22 Notes

-perfect forms and conclusion drawn from the tangible world
-perfect in the world in flux but not in a world itself
-words and meanings associated with it
-disembodied from the body: dead, also dreaming and thinking
-beauty of mind is more important from beauty external
-form of the beauty: develops the love for the forms
-harmonics: geometry and arithmetic: to dialectic
-Development and engagement of mathematics prospers in philosophy ignoring the liberal arts

12/19 Notes

-"No one ever dies"
- Dialectic: Socratic methods of solving
-Descartes: using assumptions for purpose of experiment; path going on in form of words. Math-absolute; truth-objective
-"shadow of reality"- not really happy
-Not in reality if focused on these things
-pleasure if not a form of happiness
-learn through that experience and learn in life
-Reality-based: interaction rather than observing it : Lieing
-Reading a book: removing your self
-Reading a book vs. watching a screen
-reading requires more thought+thinking: engagement

Book 5 Notes

-philosophy has been corrupted, distorted from society
-not respected; making them useless
-real philosophers analyze
-qualified to become a politician but do not lead the politician career; corruption in how politics are done and the words we are truly hearing from the government; what really is democracy?
-corrupt and immerse
-philosophy: people do not agree because who claim is doing the opposite of what you really doing
-No justice in society because it creates an individual causing a conflict
-jealously+bitterness opposite of justice
-personality: fixed in a mutable society: world of forms
-ethical suspension: world of ideas and achievement
-Art: someone who enjoys stops from doing it
-getting used to approximation and the reality over it
-readers are naturally born; you should do what you like; fulfilling functions that gives you happiness
-Assimilates the best he can; reach the form;
-No state can find happiness: "self posses not reachable"
-nothing is not perfect from a human perspective
-philosopher offers external truth; imperfect; just a copy
-still an imitation; copy of the form of a human being
-fulfilling your functions [mistakes are progress]
-Only learn one thing; form in every state
-form that represents us; Plato picks on art; visual components
-What is the good? It is the right, compassion, whole system depends on it, source of all knowledge. "Too much of everything is bad"
-The Giver of life

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Interpretation and Contextualization Notes

pg 190 "I was only going to ask"
Explaining his state, ideal form and not everyone has to abide to just man or society. He is asking questions and what he is asking for you it is okay and no exceptions to other people. Some sort of objective state as a whole. Just man-just state: What justice is. State doesn't have to be perfect. If it is real perfect and qualities and be context and leveled practical.
pg 198 "Those who love losing... beauty itself"
This is the full idea of form and ideal world. Opinion vs Knowledge. Not the true way things are: being and non being. Imperialism vs rationalism. Not grasping the true forms of things. What everything really is than appreciation. True knowledge; who is ignorant and has opinion? Concept of beauty and understanding. Great characteristics of a philosopher. Who can be a philosopher? Not using the process of reason. Aesthetic Stage vs Religious Stage. Process of finding knowledge.
pg 209 "people who study philosophy for too long"
For a ship-navigator, like a sailor who wants to become a navigator. Doesn't know what to do. Analogy to society in position in society where they do not know to do. Philosophers who have been strident. Purpose of philosophers suited to become rulers. Study too much too focused in abstract world. How this structure takes power takes prejudice. Question and answering about it. 
pg 214 " Isn't it really to publish who say things are themselves, focused on a grand scale?"
Say things are themselves, focused on a grand scale? The public as a whole operates as a sophists. Not necessarily coming to the truth. What the public is so far. Obstacles in the society in reaching this ideal state.

Notes 12/7

-He is admired by one thing of the Spartans
-Spartans are not thinkers but warriors; not deep thinkers or care for the arts
-Third class: merchants, laborers, has to do with accumulation and agriculture
-Socrates doesn't like violence, influenced by Spartans
-Greeks: uncivilized, faculty of reason makes you human
-Terrible wrong in Spartan society: enslaved all neighboring countries-influenced as guardians
-Spirit-emotion, feel strongly about things
-Children sitting their at the battlefield to motivate the soldiers; state called: mother and father
-Similarities and differences: Half animal, half spirit
-Force of Entropy-lower us down at a greater age

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Book 4 Notes

-Growth leads to disunity: no control [maintain same (education)]
-Human beings get used to improvision
-own thought-not philosophical-came up with your own thought
-Socrates on the point to list the score system  "rhetorical debate"
-modeled method of dialectic: stating his theories
-Dialogue: theodical but not dialectical
-follows the function of reason and obtain knowledge
-methods on how to solve problems; formula: a, b, c, d you can do this; question
-Somebody knows what this told; no absolute knowledge
-Plate "the right + brain washing" (430a). Arguing over free will through the concept of choice
-reach what the best decision is at that time
-Enemy of truth is pleasure; author is more biased
-"the form of the good"

Book 4 Notes

Philosophy Notes
-Corrupted by materialism/power/personal gain> happiness
-wisdom: not a material gain; clouds judgment
-love-wisdom
-philosophical approach to wisdom, "lovers of wisdom"
-Socrates lives his life "with the flow" taken with generosity of friends "people not working and hanging out"-not the definition of self discipline.
-"must act accordingly"- commited to the flames
-Nietzsche-downfall of all society; Apollo "too much emphasize on reason"
-Nietzsche-whats more important? No; argument over the will
-collection of states-"greater name for them" 2 states: right+power
-real life example: winning war:  U.S Lost Vietnam War but what about the civil war? Function of if there is a winner+loser.
-Energy naturally suited: education system-find and tell your functions
-Dialectic to find knowledge
-Socrates wants everyone to grow with the same education
-Diverse once reaching a certain point; filtering of people
-deciding to keep or not keep
-able to find ones purpose; purpose is anate-depends
-why is tought over being American?
-education chosen to learn