(This page is still a WIP, as we are currently reading Statesman .)
The visitor from Elea accounts for ‘statesman’ by following the same pattern he establishes a moment prior, in Plato’s Sophist . He creates a taxonomy by finding divisions by which to group things and in the dialogue performs a kind of search of the tree that forms.
TODO add caption Types of knowledge directly produces value practical indirectly produces value theoretical directs some task making judgements directs others directive expertise originates orders "self directors" production of living things dealing with herds dealing with individuals production of inanimate objects repeats orders e.g. "heralds"
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TODO add caption "Preventives" Protection charms Defensive Divine Human arming for war (i.e. arms manufacturing) protection screens (e.g. lids, art of joinery) warding off cold and hot weather shelters covering things to spread under things to put round cut in one piece compound with perforation (i.e. felting and cobbling) without perforation "sinews" from earth (e.g. flax) hair bounded together bound with water and earth
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TODO add caption wool working (attempt #1?) taking care of clothes fulling clothes mending producing clothes contribute to production (e.g. with tools like spindles and shuttles) causes of production
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TODO add caption wool working (attempt #2) separation combination twisting intertwining weaving
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