In the Republic of Plato Socrates presents four potential regimes that a society could bases its structure around. These four regimes are Timocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy (and Anarchy), and Tyranny. Within each one of these regimes Socrates goes into great detail on how each term would be valued and categorized in their society. These regimes all could be understood in the order in which there presented in desirability falling one into the other. Each description leads into the other regime in order of how they would best operate as a society. This essay will briefly highlight and describe each of the regime step-by-step in order to determine what qualities each has. By determining the qualities each regimes has one will be able to understand …show more content…
One could imagine the type of society and how it function if they consider the concept of the military. Timocracy is the type of system that is ran like a military style government. Timocracy is the highest form of government that isn’t aristocracy. The drive of a Timocracy society is driven by a chain of command towards a common goal. Those goals aren’t like the usual goals of how America is portrayed. In a Timocracy society honor is at the forefront of the society’s goal. Honor and duty is what is most valued by the rulers of this type of system. An oligarchy society is one that is greed based, has few rulers, and corrupted. Oligarchy society government is what most types of economic systems create. This is the type of government that is prided on money. A democracy is a pure liberty and equality based with many rulers. Citizens attempt to get everything they want. This leads to chaos which in turns enters into the tranny government. A tranny government system is one that is fear based with one or very few …show more content…
The money circulation is kept within those perimeters of the elite group. The money doesn’t circulate and help the society as a whole. So, those who really need assistants and depend on the government to actually be a democracy system are being failure by their own government in America. The poor don’t have any access to gain any wealth through work or networking because they don’t have the hierarchy of inheritances that most of the elite members in society have. Therefore, the poor and working class are trying to move forward and better themselves however, their chances of ever growing finically are limited to none. This is also problematic because crime will be the alternative for those who have nothing to live for. “It’s plain, therefore, I said, “that in a city where you see beggars somewhere in the neighborhood thieves, cutpurses, temples robbers, and craftsmen of all such evils are hidden.”(552d bloom). By having a regime as bad as an oligarchy society the results of why those individuals who fall short of the elite classes isn’t always a result of their family ties. If education and more resources were available for them they could potentially be leaders and society and have a pure and quality life. This is where America failures to take care of those who were not fortunate enough to have the things that would aid them in having a bright future. If America would take the time to aid
Government is an essential part of civilization in modern and historic times. This crucial element of society has been observed in different forms. There are three main systems of governments: autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy. Which system a government belongs to is determined by who hold the sovereignty, meaning who has the supreme power and authority (“Sovereignty”). This leads to there being major differences between autocracies, oligarchies, and democracies.
Societies differ in many ways. The society of Anthem is collectivism, meaning they work together as one unit and are “owned” by a leader of some sort. Our society supports individualism, meaning individuals make their own choices in life and people live for themselves.
In a democracy, if people are unhappy, they can raise their voices through various platforms such as the media. However, in Oligarchy government, common people might not be granted fundamental rights which are essential for any person to live a good life.
Princeton University defines oligarchy as a form of power structure that effectively rests with a small number of people. The definition continues to say that these people can be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, corporate or military control. I don’t understand why so many people would total power to control a person’s life and to say that it’s for their own well-being is unfair and unequal. If a
Who would think Oligarchy has so many advantages and benefits? As an oligarch, I would like to introduce the pros of Oligarchy to the citizens. The structure of Oligarchy makes the decision- making process fast and easy. Parliament and the constitution are absent in oligarchy. The decisions in oligarchy are made rapidly. The agreements get accepted quickly because it’s made by a handful number of people. Oligarchs are knowledgeable and intelligent individual and everyone is capable of making a wise decision. In Oligarchy, women get the opportunity to advance to the higher position in power. People don’t have to be wealthy to advance to a better position; they only have to have knowledge and creativity. A competent person, who serves
In America, we pride ourselves on being a democracy and having choices, when in fact, it is only a political illusion. In the Constitution of the United States (which we are all held accountable to abide by), it states that we are a republic with regard to the people’s desire to be a democracy, yet there is much evidence that leans towards America being an oligarchy. While a republic is a country which elects representatives to make government decisions on their behalf, an oligarchy is a system in which a small group of people controls the country. The debate of American being an oligarchy assumes that elites have power in many aspects of government, such as the Electoral College and the election process,
Government throughout history and throughout different cultures has changed from one system to another. People fight for power, and a steady government means usually means more prosperous times. When bad times come, power levels may increase, overthrows are enacted, and sometimes the system itself changes. Societies often go about this differently, and patters may be hard to find. However, one thing that history seems to show is that rich people dominant the government. Social classes have always been a part of society, and those who already have more money, education, and resources tend to be the one’s ruling over those who have less. Most people who rule are given extra resources and valuable because they rule. But the pattern that is seen throughout history shows people who already had much, getting power, instead of an average person getting to power, then becoming rich.
Aristotle says that justice is thought of as equality among all, there is a disregard to merit (p.172). In a society, there is usually more poor people and because there is this demand of equality then the majority rule (p.174). Mob rule is then authoritative. All governments have their forms, which are good and are bad. Democracy to Aristotle is not the best regime because it is ruled by the poor or the ones that need from the government. Government is not chosen by those who pursue virtue, but instead pursue wealth. The democratic principle is that of freedom, wealth, and birth. Not virtue. He believes the best regime would not be exactly a democracy but a polity that would be a combination of freedom, wealth, birth and virtue. The best regime has ideal conditions in which it becomes a predictable regime and consists of values, choices, the inanimate, elements of the class of workers, and the education of rulers. Democracy has a big defect in that it does not have intelligence or wisdom. It is the rule of many. It is based on the idea of happiness by following pleasures (p.48). Democracy comes into play when the majority revolt against the oligarchy because of the ideas of freedom. The problem with it is that people are pursuing their pleasures, not thinking of the state as a whole. There is unity based on pleasure. Before long, everyone is pursuing their own pleasures and there is an undermining of authority
Since the middle ages, corporatism has taken a leading role in countries by involving different organizations into a group of people to develop cooperative associations on the basis of shared interests. In Europe, corporatism was the main objective of people in a country. For example, Lewis Mumford note that the basic society "was based on classes and ranks" and there was no guaranteeing demand through security and no power that did not recognize the legal obligations of a corporate profile (Mumford). Once democracy began to spread and become definite in the United States, the Americans began to experiment with new ideas and values. In America, corporatism began to evolve into a new system where the knowing of freedom and justice was
First, a democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is handed to the people
In Aristotle's Politics, he focuses much on the regimes of an oligarchy and of a democracy. Democracies exists when the free and poor, being a majority, have authority to rule, and have an equal share in the city. Oligarchies exists when the few wealthy and better born have authority and grant benefits in proportion to a person's wealth (1280a:10-30;1290a:5-10).
This relationship between the individual and society is later recognized as the bureaucratic machine (centralized government) that these Anarchists fight against. The Anarresian people can not refuse a posting (order by PDC) because they are ashamed. The social conscience completely dominates the individual conscience, in stead of striking a balance. "We don't cooperate--we obey. We fear being outcast, being called lazy, dysfunctional, eoizing," as Shevek once pointed out, "We fear our neighbors opinion more than we respect our own freedom." Because this was part of there thinking the Anaressian people could not see these laws, laws of conventional behavior
Wealth in relation to the upper class is defined not as income, but “the value of everything a person or family owns, minus any debts” (Domhoff 2005). Income according to Domhoff, “is what people earn from work, but also from dividends, interest, and any rents or royalties that are paid to them on properties they own” (Domhoff 2011). Those who own a great deal of wealth do not derive it from income, although they may have a high income resulting from the returns on their wealth. (Domhoff 2011) As for the power the upper class wields on politics, the economy and the government, it is indirectly carried out “through the activities of a wide variety of organizations and institutions. These organizations and institutions are financed and directed by those members of the upper class who have the interest and ability to involve themselves in protecting and enhancing the privileged social position of their class” (Domhoff 2005). This description of the upper class by Domhoff provides the basis for the argument that it institutionally exist - an organized, cohesive group set apart by its wealth and power.
Aristocratic Government – the rule by few elites. Its success is depended on the people that rule. It however degenerates into oligarchy which is when men of property take over government.
Prevalent flaws within most modern democracies are evident in their social and economic systems. One such problem, in a system that advocates freedom to do whatever you please, is the consequential wealth disparity (Wong, Oct. 24 lecture, tutorial). Aristotle once said that, “democracy is the form of government in which… the free are the many and the rich are the few”. This highlights a paradox of democracy in that it attempts to be equal to all, yet often the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer, and an increasing wealth divide will influence governance. Constant writes (pg. 12), “wealth is a power more readily available at any moment… more