Society I: Is there a common good?
Thu, Sep 15
Learning goals - By the end of the session you will:
- Understand several key concepts developed and deployed in Aristotle's "Politics" and how they relate to the subject of our course (common good, flourishing, community, society, division of labor)
- Know how to analyze several key arguments in Aristotle's politics, and evaluate these in your own terms
- Form a viewpoint on whether you see yourself or people around you driven by a "common good" as Aristotle understands it.
Read This:
Access the readings on the course's Perusall page.
- Selections from Aristotle's Politics and related commentary (350 BCE)