Timarchy

Timarchy might have been most common in the Spartan government, but it is still prevalent now. Just by glancing over the yearly budget plan for the United States, you can tell that we still emphasize the military. For the Fiscal year of 2015, the United States government allotted 109k to the defense department. The United States puts emphasize on having a military background. Nearly all our presidents served in the army and many politicians have some tie to the military. If we take a close look at the United States, we can see that many parts of our society glorify being part of the military. We also have several foundations that are aimed to help our troops such as USAA. To be part of the United States military is seen an honor.

Debate day one

The debate today was a nice way to lead into the rest of the questions. I personally liked how we rebutted and how we also answered our question. It also helped a lot to receive feedback from how the points were being awarded. It helps me see how the further debates will be and how the points will be awarded. So far I think as a group we have done a good job, but we could definitely use more examples and dressing up wouldn't hurt. I look forward to the next debate and being able to improve in our response to questions.

plato's metaphor of the sun

http://outre-monde.com/2010/09/25/platonic-myths-the-sun-line-and-cave/

So the metaphor of the Sun is basically stating that by having light that is provided by the Sun you are able to see the truth. This is because the light gives you visibility and this allows you to see the truth. Without the sun their would be darkness and you wouldn't be able to see clearly and the truth wouldn't be visible. This part relates also to the allegory of the Cave. The Sun is also connected to the Good and the Good is science and the truth. The Good is also responsible for all existence but with out the sun the Good wouldn't be apparent. In that way the Good and the Sun both depend on each other and can't exist without the other.   

Soul

Hinduism seems the soul as the main part that they take care of.



The soul is seen as the only part that Allah
sees and therefore must be taken care of.  










 Native Americans see the soul
as this

This version of the soul reveals that
it is made up of several parts that
all work together to make
the soul divine enough to
be judged by god. 

Plato describes the soul as being mad up of three components that



The soul is seen as a mix of both evil and
good. That the soul can't be purely just one single thing.

These different version of the soul reveal that the human condition is not innately designed to know the difference between malice and good. The human condition is made up of several things and in order for it to reach potential it has to be able to conduct itself in a way that all its components work well together. All these different versions try to explain how the soul is this divine component of the human. The only difficulty within all these versions is that all off them have a different definition of what the soul is. Not having one universal definition of what the soul is proves that the human knows little about what the soul really is and the function of the soul.

To add to this point the soul is seen similarly within these version because they all explain it as this complex thing that is within the human. It shows that the human condition can not be whole without the soul and to take away the soul take away a large part of the human. The soul is an essential part of the human to just function and it is the only divine/sacred part of the human.    















Plato and human nature

Plato believes that the humans are innately wicked and twisted. He doesn't believe that everyone has the capability of being good. As he shows his philosophy of bronze, silver, and gold and how humans have this pre-destined life. Plato also believes that the majority of the humans are not able to achieve their potential. As he states that many are usually dedicated to a profession by greed rather than by passion or being able to do that profession well.
Plato being the pupil of Socrate, it would be fair to say much of Plato's philosophy is just an expansion or build up on what Socrate's philosophy was. This being said it can also be assumed that Plato had a similar definition of justice and how this related back to his perspective on human nature. To be just, a human must have certain qualities and can not be miser, hurt others and other bad qualities. Just as Socrates believed that many people could not be just and there was only a selected few, Plato had the same opinion on that matter.