WEEK 2 PLATOS NOBLE LIE

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WEEK 2PLATOS NOBLE LIE MACHIAVELLIS
MACHIAVELLIANISM
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PLATOS NOBLE LIE

• The Kallipolis and the Myth of the Metals
• Two Preliminary Points
• The Foundation Myth Autochthony
• Bronze The Producers or Farmers/Craftspeople
• Silver The Guardians or Auxiliaries
• Gold The Rulers or Philosopher Kings
• Four Subsequent Points

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PLATOS NOBLE LIE

• Justifying Platos Elitism
• Critiquing the Noble Lie
• Sissela Boks True Nobility
• The Totally Totalitarian Republic
• The Clash of Noble Lies
• Liberal Reinterpretations
• EXAMPLE 1984

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THE BIG QUESTION

• Imagine that an easy means was discovered to
  teach the lie detecting skills of Dr Cal Lightman
  to anyone (http//ten.com.au/lie-to-me.htm). What
  difference would this make to modern politics, if
  any?

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MACHIAVELLIS MACHIAVELLIANISM

• Machiavelli and the Medici
• The Prince
• The Princes Piety
• Savonarolas Fanaticism
• The Need for Amorality
• The Need for Immorality
• The Lion and the Fox

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MACHIAVELLIS MACHIAVELLIANISM

• The Princes Virtù
• The Model Cesare Borgia
• The Objective Glorious Power
• The Enemy Fortuna
• Example Mal Brough
• Example Hillary Clinton
• Example Barrack Obama

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A MEMO TO MACHIAVELLI