Justice, Episode 10

2 Responses to Justice, Episode 10

1. jaehwan says:

   December 5, 2009 at 1:51 am

   This was straight up about my Talent post! I love how he said that debates about purpose and telos were often about honor. Perhaps that’s the driving force behind why people should use their talent. The whole point about cultivating character through the polis isn’t something that would fly in today’s multi-culti world, but who knows? Maybe someday we’ll all come together.

   I LOVED what he said about the polis, and how people cultivate themselves through practice. It’s like that with anything. You can’t be a great guitarist without playing a band, you can’t be a great blogger without having a place to blog, and you can’t be a great activist without getting active. You can’t be a great fighter by only practicing kata. This is also “talent” related. You can’t develop talent without exposing it to the world.

   I’m also thinking that maybe “Talent” could also be about contribution. In that parable, the last slave simply doesn’t contribute. Even if slaves one and two horded their money, people could still say that they contributed by serving as role models.

   My short notes:

   debates about purpose and telos = debates about honor
   aristotle purpose is about cultivating character
   good life
   only fulfill human capacities in polis, use language

   virtue acquired only through practice
   reminds me of mma
   golf

   games solely for amusement? honor?

   if justice is about fit, does it leave room for justice?

   Mary Kate
   contribution
2. American Girl says:

   December 14, 2009 at 7:44 pm

   I have to be honest, I’ve watched this episode three times and I am having a difficult time processing it, so I am not ready to comment. I need more time to contemplate Aristotle.