Analysis Of Plato's Democratic Government

In Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Politics, the topic of the ideal form of government is addressed at several points. Among the forms of government discussed is democracy, which Plato and Aristotle critique using their own objective reasoning. As a student of Plato, Aristotle shares many opinions as his teacher, including a similar critique of regime types. That said, Aristotle has a differing view on democracy in large part thanks to his contrasting psyche. In this paper, I will use passages from

TERM PAPER ON POL 311 (HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT) TOPIC A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLES POLITICAL THOUGHT WRITTEN BY OKWOR, STEPHEN USHIE 09/ED/EF/814 DEPT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS (POLITICAL SCIENCE UNIT) FACULTY OF EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO DR. EJERE DEPT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF UYO, UYO AKWA IBOM STATE MAY, 2012 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLES POLITICAL THOUGHT In order to compare these great philosophers

By analyzing Euripides’s and Aeschylus’s teachings and methods as well as who won the competition, we can give find more evidence as to what makes a good citizen. Their methods can be broken down into reasoning and examples. To Euripides, Aeschylus gave the line: “What I did was to teach the audience to use its brains, introduce a bit of logic into the drama (Frogs, 192). If we examine plays such as the Bacchae or Orestes, we can see specifically how Euripides did this. As he tried to teach his audiences

a female in some extent. Plato and Aristotle have divergent views on the role of women in society but both philosophers agree that men have the potential of better capabilities even though women should have some form of education to an extent. In Plato’s writings, Socrates postulates that the male sex is much superior to the the female sex in most things even though women are better than men in some things, but on the whole the male sex strengths are more recognized by the society (Plato 455 c). Socrates

1. Introduction Plato and Aristotle are two of the most influential figures in academic history, yet in spite of their intricate relationship, the pair had differing, albeit not always opposing, views on language which could be argued to be a result of the changing politics of the Ancient Greek era. In this essay I will firstly explore the political situation surrounding the time of both philosophers. Following this, I will expand upon these findings and consolidate them in regards to various language

result of happiness for all. Through analysis of each philosophers work, we can see that both Plato’s definition of the “good life” and his method to achieve it is far superior to Aristotle’s. Furthermore, this concept of the “good life” is best supported through democratic form of government. Eudaimonia is a Greek word commonly translated as happiness. It consists of the words eu (good) and daimon (spirit). It is a central concept of both Aristotle’s and Plato’s works. In their works eudaimonia was

Our country is built on a set of values derived from ancient civilizations, individuals, and city-states; both negative and positive attributes of these relics can be proven to have assisted in molding our government into a unique and prized entity. Never would one imagine that western civilization is actually inclined by theories of truth and the human beings perception of it. Few would have thought that a primitive concept could be linked to the setbacks of other societies and their forms of socialization

An Analysis of Political Elitism It is easy to believe that the middle-class working individual, whether he or she be white collar or blue collar, wields little political power except for during an election. It is also easy to think that we don’t have true democracy; political representation elected by the people, for the people, and controlled by these people. This is an ideology that is often worn out. Instead, these elected representatives are controlled by political élites: high-ranking political

The Republic, a philosophical analysis of the nature of justice, is renowned for Plato’s detailed and meticulous presentation of his ideal city, the Kallipolis. In order to identify justice on an individual level, Plato first observes justice on a macroscopic scale by hypothetically transforming “a city with a fever ” (372e) into the Kallipolis. For Plato, the Kallipolis is a luxurious city with an elevated presence of justice mainly because the city’s rulers, or the guardians, are defined by their

Aristophanes is the father of old comedy (K.J Dover). Cicero speaks of him as “the most facetious poet of the old comedy”. Aristophanes wrote in a specific genre of literature that Vector Ehrenberg named “Old Attic Comedy” (1) which was composed and performed in Athens during the fifth and fourth centuries BC. The exact beginning of the “Attic Comedy” (1) is scarcely known but the word comedy is derived from a Greek word komodia that means singing and dancing. In the introduction to Aristophanes