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![Socrates Born in Athens (469 - 399 B. C. ) Ugly, yet mind Socrates Born in Athens (469 - 399 B. C. ) Ugly, yet mind](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-8.jpg)
![In teaching method, Socrates did not use “spoonfeeding” method, but “dialogue -- questions In teaching method, Socrates did not use “spoonfeeding” method, but “dialogue -- questions](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-9.jpg)
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![“What did Socrates really know? ” Socrates did not claim to know anything Socrates “What did Socrates really know? ” Socrates did not claim to know anything Socrates](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-11.jpg)
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![Socrates liked to use dialogues with careful definition and logical thinking + systematic Socrates liked to use dialogues with careful definition and logical thinking + systematic](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-13.jpg)
![In 399 B. C. , 3 Athenian citizens accused Socrates of (1) “heresy” In 399 B. C. , 3 Athenian citizens accused Socrates of (1) “heresy”](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-14.jpg)
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![Not surprisingly, Socrates was often confused with these Sophists in the public mind, Not surprisingly, Socrates was often confused with these Sophists in the public mind,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-17.jpg)
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![Nevertheless, Plato’s conclusion: “objects that we perceive through our senses are merely pale, Nevertheless, Plato’s conclusion: “objects that we perceive through our senses are merely pale,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-31.jpg)
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![Ancient Philosophy Socrates Plato Aristotle Ancient Philosophy: Socrates , Plato, Aristotle](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-1.jpg)
Ancient Philosophy: Socrates , Plato, Aristotle
![In ancient Greece at the earliest stage physics mathematics and astronomy were included In ancient Greece, at the earliest stage, physics, mathematics, and astronomy were included](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-2.jpg)
In ancient Greece, at the earliest stage, physics, mathematics, and astronomy were included as parts of “philosophy”, which means “the love of wisdom”.
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It seeks to trace everything back to its “ultimate grounds” (typical characteristic of a philosopher). What is the origin of the universe? (Cf. Stephen Hawking of our time) Philosophy seeks to know why there is a universe at all. The law of causation -- everything, which has a beginning, has a cause. (Plato, “the unmoved mover, the uncaused cause = the prime mover”).
![The earliest preSocratic Greek Philosophy the Ionic School in Ionia coast of Asia The earliest [pre-Socratic] Greek Philosophy: the Ionic School (in Ionia, coast of Asia](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-4.jpg)
The earliest [pre-Socratic] Greek Philosophy: the Ionic School (in Ionia, coast of Asia Minor): Thales, Anaximander, Aniximenes, etc. Thales (c. 624 -550 B. C. ): founder or father of the Ionic School of ancient Greek philosophy, famous for his mathematic and astronomical learning and practical wisdom. Thales believed that (1) the principle of all things is water, that all comes from water, and to water all returns; and (2) the earth is a flat disc, which floats upon water.
![The significance of Thales is not that this water philosophy has any value The significance of Thales is not that this “water” philosophy has any value](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-5.jpg)
The significance of Thales is not that this “water” philosophy has any value in itself (it seems that this philosophy is wrong, according to nowadays science [yet there are still some people, who believe that the earth is flat, and they have formed a “flat Earth Academic Society”), but that this was the first recorded attempt on natural and scientific principles (not by myths and Gods).
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Thales asserted that the ultimate reality is “water”, but later, some other ancient Greek philosophers believed in other things: Anaximander (c. 611 -547 B. C. )-- “indefinite matter” Anaximenes (c. 588 -524 B. C. ) -- air Pythagoras (580 - 507 B. C. ) -- number Heracleitus -- fire Empedocles -- the 4 elements (earth, water, fire, wind) Therefore, this first stage (pre-Socratic) = essentially cosmological in character.
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The second period of ancient Greek philosophy = the “sophists” and Socrates/Plato to Aristotle = the maturity of ancient Greek philosophy
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Socrates Born in Athens (469 - 399 B. C. ) Ugly, yet mind was creative, clear, critical, and eager Socrates was first interested in natural science, including “whether the earth is flat or not’, but he was not satisfied with the result of his research; so he abandoned the study of natural science and turned to the study of human life.
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In teaching method, Socrates did not use “spoonfeeding” method, but “dialogue -- questions and answers” (cf. Confucius, The Analects or Lun Yu). Socrates liked using examples of daily affairs to enlighten his students. “educare” (Latin) = to lead (like a “mid-wife” helping the mother to give birth to her baby).
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Socrates’ divine mission “was to expose the ignorance of those who thought themselves wise” (Apology [*Apology is Plato’s version of Socrates’ speech to the jury for his own defense in his trial]; cf. C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian, at the end of the story, the Lion asked Prince Caspian if he was ready to be King. Prince Caspian answered modestly that he was still a child only. The wisdom is: those who thought themselves ready usually are NOT ready [because they are too proud, or they thought too highly of themselves; on the contrary, those who are modest, they are probably close to be ready).
![What did Socrates really know Socrates did not claim to know anything Socrates “What did Socrates really know? ” Socrates did not claim to know anything Socrates](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-11.jpg)
“What did Socrates really know? ” Socrates did not claim to know anything Socrates did not think he knew a lot. But, the Delphi’s Oracle, “no one is wiser than Socrates”! Probably, Socrates knew that he was ignorant, but the others did not know that they were ignorant.
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(Cf. Confucius, The Analect, “say you know when you know, say you don’t know when you don’t know, that is know-how or knowledge or wisdom”) Socrates belittled his own knowledge; in fact, really honest thinkers are seldom impressed by their own ability. The companies by whom Socrates was constant surrounded were not so much as disciples but were as friends who loved him and drew inspiration from him.
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Socrates liked to use dialogues with careful definition and logical thinking + systematic questioning, such as what, where, when, why, how, etc. Socrates, “the greatest power on earth is the power of reflection. ”
![In 399 B C 3 Athenian citizens accused Socrates of 1 heresy In 399 B. C. , 3 Athenian citizens accused Socrates of (1) “heresy”](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-14.jpg)
In 399 B. C. , 3 Athenian citizens accused Socrates of (1) “heresy” (or “impiety”); (2) did not believe or observe the gods of the polis; and (3) “corrupted the minds of the youth”!
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According to G. M. A. Grube, “at the time of his trial and execution in 399 B. C. , Socrates was seventy years of age. He had lived through the Periclean Age when Athens was at the pinnacle of her imperial power and her cultural ascendancy, then through twenty-five years of war with Sparta [the Peloponnesian War, 431 - 404 B. C. ] and the final defeat of Athens in 405 [404 B. C. ], the oligarchic revolution that followed, and, finally, the restoration of democracy. …
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His ‘mission, ’ which he explains in the Apology, was to expose the ignorance of those who thought themselves wise and to try to convince his fellowcitizens that every man is responsible for his own moral attitudes. …
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Not surprisingly, Socrates was often confused with these Sophists in the public mind, for both of them were apt to question established and inherited values. But their differences were vital: the Sophists professed to put men on the road to success [and to teach people rhetoric or how to argue with no moral responsibility as long as the Sophists got paid; (Socrates/Plato called them ‘intellectual prostitutes’)],
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whereas Socrates disclaimed that he taught anything; his conversation aimed at discovering the truth, at acquiring that knowledge and understanding of life and its values that he thought was the very basis of the good life and of philosophy, to him a moral as well as an intellectual pursuit. ” (The Trial and Death of Socrates, pp. 1 -2).
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Plato (427 -347 B. C. ) born in Athens, of noble birth, yet his youth witnessed the decline and fall of Athens (in 404 B. C. , Sparta defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War; + in 399 B. C. , the trial and execution of Socrates, his beloved mentor/master, via “democratic” ways, [thus, Plato preferred Spartan timarchy to Athenian democracy (which was with ‘selfish individualism, civic irresponsibility, diversity, disintegration, dislike of authority, no respect for the authority, class war + lack of cohesion, that is, all negative)]).
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After the execution of Socrates in 399 B. C. , with final disillusionment, Plato left Athens and traveled, including to Syracuse in southern Italy. In 386 B. C. , Plato returned to Athens and founded the Academy where he taught for the rest of his life (d. 347 B. C. ).
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Plato used the dialogue form of writing as the most effective means of presenting his philosophical ideas. It was not Plato’s intention to answer specific question or to propose final and dogmatic solutions to any of the problem that were being discussed.
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Plato preferred instead to do something that would stimulate original thinking on the part of the reader. This manner of presentation enabled Plato to present contrasting points of views as they would likely to occur in a series of conversations taking place among individuals having different points of views.
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Finally, by using conversational method (dialogue), it would be possible to illustrate way in which current issues of the day were related to one another. This is one of the reasons why not one of Plato’s dialogues is devoted exclusively to the discussion of a single topic. Plato wanted to make it clear that in order to understand any particular subject, you must see how it is related to other subjects and to the field of knowledge as a whole.
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Plato’s Republic: With theories of government; It represents what Plato regarded as the ideal toward which actual states should strive [it is a little bit too idealistic; in a later and considerably longer dialogue titled, The Laws, Plato proposed a less idealistic but more practical alternative for the organization of state government].
![Timarchy Sparta Oligarchy Democracy Athens Tyranny To Plato democracy was controlled by the Timarchy (Sparta) Oligarchy Democracy (Athens) Tyranny To Plato, “democracy was controlled by the](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-25.jpg)
Timarchy (Sparta) Oligarchy Democracy (Athens) Tyranny To Plato, “democracy was controlled by the ignorant majority; and there was no order/discipline. Yet, there were political/class/power struggles, disorder, and wars. ”
![The philosopherking of Gold quality with wisdom benevolence yet little desire the The philosopher-king (of Gold quality with wisdom, benevolence, yet little desire) = the](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-26.jpg)
The philosopher-king (of Gold quality with wisdom, benevolence, yet little desire) = the ideal ruler [Plato believed that only those persons who possessed intellectual as well as moral qualities should be entrusted with the power to rule over others]
![Auxiliaries of silver quality with bravery obedient to the philosopherking warriors Auxiliaries (of silver quality with bravery, + obedient to the philosopher-king) = warriors](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-27.jpg)
Auxiliaries (of silver quality with bravery, + obedient to the philosopher-king) = warriors [protecting/defending] Citizens (of iron quality with a lot of desires) = ordinary people, such as farmers and workers [to produce accordingly] Each should behave “accordingly”, [then, everything would be in order, (but, in reality, that’s not the case. A lot of people, such as Hitler, would believe that they are the “philosopherking”!)]
![Plato believed that there was an ideal state or the perfect polisrepublic cf Plato believed that there was an ideal state (or the perfect polis/republic [cf.](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-28.jpg)
Plato believed that there was an ideal state (or the perfect polis/republic [cf. Thomas More’s Utopia]) up above in heaven; and “this world of phenomenon is not the real world but pale, imperfect reflections of ideal models. ”
![Chapter 7 in The Republic The Allegory of the Cave In the cave Chapter 7 in The Republic: “The Allegory of the Cave” In the cave,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-29.jpg)
Chapter 7 in The Republic: “The Allegory of the Cave” In the cave, people faced the deep end (like a screen) with lights coming from the entrance [objects were pale shadows/reflections in the screen, yet people got used to it and believed those were the real objects].
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Yet, some philosophers (like him) went outside of the cave and found the truth/reality, and because of the sense of duty as a philosopher, these philosophers tried to tell the truth [but in vain].
![Nevertheless Platos conclusion objects that we perceive through our senses are merely pale Nevertheless, Plato’s conclusion: “objects that we perceive through our senses are merely pale,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-31.jpg)
Nevertheless, Plato’s conclusion: “objects that we perceive through our senses are merely pale, imperfect reflections of ideal models that exist in a world invisible to us. ” To Plato, knowing reality is not by doing/observing experiments [like Aristotle’s science], but by thinking/contemplating [like pure mathematics].
![Later books influenced by The Republic St Augustine The City of God Thomas Later books influenced by The Republic: St. Augustine, The City of God Thomas](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-32.jpg)
Later books influenced by The Republic: St. Augustine, The City of God Thomas More, Utopia Francis Bacon, The New Atlantis James Hilton, The Lost Horizon
![Just the opposite there were booksliterature criticizing these kinds of ideal world Aristophanes Just the opposite, there were books/literature criticizing these kinds of “ideal” world: Aristophanes,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-33.jpg)
Just the opposite, there were books/literature criticizing these kinds of “ideal” world: Aristophanes, Birds Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels Aldous Huxley, Brave New World George Orwell, 1984
![Plato Symposium According to Alexander Nehamas and Paul Woodruff The Symposium is one Plato, Symposium According to Alexander Nehamas and Paul Woodruff, “The Symposium is one](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-34.jpg)
Plato, Symposium According to Alexander Nehamas and Paul Woodruff, “The Symposium is one of Plato’s best known and most influential works. . The dialogue presents at least four different aspects to its readers, … First of all, the Symposium contains a series of speeches on the subject of love [eros], and this is the main reason most readers are attracted to it. Second, it contains one of the most explicit and vivid descriptions of a Platonic ‘form, ’ the Form of Beauty, which according to Socrates’ speech, is the final object of all love. …
![The Symposium usually is translated as dinner party or feast but literally means The Symposium [usually is translated as dinner party or feast, but literally means](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-35.jpg)
The Symposium [usually is translated as dinner party or feast, but literally means “drinking together” is an account of a banquet given by the young poet Agathon to celebrate his first victory at the dramatic contest …
![The general Greek word for love is philia which applies indifferent to the The general Greek word for “love” is philia, which applies indifferent to the](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-36.jpg)
The general Greek word for “love” is philia, which applies indifferent to the feelings of friends, family members, and lovers. Eros refers to particularly intense attachment and desire in general. Most commonly, however, it is applied to passionate love and desire, usually sexual, and to the god who personified that state. … Homosexual Heterosexual
![Nevertheless the Symposium presents a revisionary otherworldly conception of love and a metaphysical [Nevertheless, the Symposium] presents a revisionary, otherworldly conception of love and a metaphysical](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-37.jpg)
[Nevertheless, the Symposium] presents a revisionary, otherworldly conception of love and a metaphysical vision to support that conception. … that Plato has succeeded in convincing generations of readers that his idea of love is not simply a wild philosophical fantasy but rather an ideal according to which life can almost be lived. …
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The Symposium is to be read and savored for all these reasons: for its philosophical views -- theory of love, the description of the Form of Beauty; for its literary elements … and for the product of the interaction between these two … (Symposium, xi - xxvi)
![Plato if you dont know that you are ignorant you are really ignorant Plato: “if you don’t know that you are ignorant, you are really ignorant.](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-39.jpg)
Plato: “if you don’t know that you are ignorant, you are really ignorant. ” (cf. Zhuang Zi). Plato loved and respected Socrates, his teacher and friend. In his later years, Plato is reported to have said, “I thank God that I was born Greek and not barbarian, free and not slave, male and not female, but above all that I was born in the age of Socrates. ”
![Platos questions and answers are still valid today The Prince of Philosophy Plato’s questions and answers are still valid today = “The Prince of Philosophy”,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-40.jpg)
Plato’s questions and answers are still valid today = “The Prince of Philosophy”, because (1) Plato asked many of the fundamental philosophical questions that philosophers still ask today; (2) many of Plato’s answers have been continuously meaningful and are still meaningful for us today.
![According to Whitehead a renowned 20 th century philosopher who concluded at his According to Whitehead (a renowned 20 th century philosopher, who concluded at his](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-41.jpg)
According to Whitehead (a renowned 20 th century philosopher, who concluded at his article for Plato in the Encyclopedia Britannica), “modern Western philosophy is only footnotes to Plato. ”
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Aristotle (c. 384 -322 B. C. ) Born in Stagir, Macedonia, son of a physician, studied under Plato in his Academy, teacher of Alexander the Great Works: (1) scientific: Physics, The Generations of Animals, … ; (2) philosophical/political: Ethics, Politics, Metaphysics.
![Aristotle was praised for his contributions in natural science such as biology zoology Aristotle was praised for his contributions in natural science, such as biology, zoology,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-43.jpg)
Aristotle was praised for his contributions in natural science, such as biology, zoology, … by his approach of classification and observation in experiments (contrary to Plato, his teacher) On ethics, Aristotle believed in “the golden means” (between the extremes) [cf. Confucian chung yung]
![According to Renford Bambrough Darwin testified to his Platos hugh achievement as a According to Renford Bambrough, “Darwin testified to his [Plato’s] hugh achievement as a](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-44.jpg)
According to Renford Bambrough, “Darwin testified to his [Plato’s] hugh achievement as a biologist, ‘Linnaeus and Curvier have been my two gods, but they were mere schoolboys to old Aristotle. ’ …
![Aristotles master and his pupil Plato and Alexander the Great respectively were the Aristotle’s master and his pupil [Plato and Alexander the Great, respectively’ were the](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-45.jpg)
Aristotle’s master and his pupil [Plato and Alexander the Great, respectively’ were the two greatest men of his time, with the possible exception of Aristotle himself. The association between Aristotle and Alexander has naturally exited the imagination of later ages: the future master of the known world … makes a romantic picture. The probable truth is that neither had any marked effect on the other. … [Aristotle’s main approaches and interests were opposite to Plato’s] …
![Alexanders achievement was to transform the world on lines of which his tutor Alexander’s achievement was to transform the world on lines of which his tutor](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-46.jpg)
Alexander’s achievement was to transform the world on lines of which his tutor had no inkling, and there is little evidence that he shared Aristotle’s academic aspirations. He is reported to have financial support to Aristotle researches in biology and to have instructed his subjects to help Aristotle with his search for objects of scientific interest. ” (The Philosophy of Aristotle, pp. 11 -17).
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the main focus of Plato is a perfect society. He creates a blueprint for a utopian society, in his book The Republic, out of his disdain for the tension of political life (Hacker, 24).
![This blueprint was a sketch of a society in which the problems he This blueprint was a sketch of a society in which the problems he](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-48.jpg)
This blueprint was a sketch of a society in which the problems he thought were present in his society would be eased (Hacker 24). Plato sought to cure the afflictions of both human society and human personality (Hacker 24). Essentially what Plato wants to achieve is a perfect
![Aristotle unlike Plato is not concerned with perfecting society He just wants to Aristotle, unlike Plato, is not concerned with perfecting society. He just wants to](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-49.jpg)
Aristotle, unlike Plato, is not concerned with perfecting society. He just wants to improve on the existing one. Rather thanproduce a blueprint for the perfect society, Aristotle suggested, in his work, The Politics, that the society itself should reach for the best possible system that could be attained
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Aristotle relied on the deductive approach, while Aristotle is an example of an inductive approach (Hacker 71). Utopia is a solution in abstract, a solution that has no concrete problem (Hacker 76). There is no solid evidence that all societies are in need of such drastic reformation as Plato suggests
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The very important Greek philsopher Aristotle distinguishes between good and bad forms of ruling, whether it be rule by o. Democracyne (mon-archy), a few (olig-archy, arist-ocracy), or many (dem-ocracy). For Aristotle, democracy is not the best form of gove. Ancient Historyrnment. As is also true of oligarchy and monarchy, rule in democracy is for and by the people named in the government type. In democracy, rule is by and for the needy. In contrast, rule of law or aristocracy (literally, power [rule] of the best) or even monarchy, where the ruler has the interest of his country at heart, are better types of government. Government, Aristotle says, should be by those people with enough time on their hands to pursue
![As is also true of oligarchy and monarchy rule in democracy is for As is also true of oligarchy and monarchy, rule in democracy is for](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-52.jpg)
As is also true of oligarchy and monarchy, rule in democracy is for and by the people named in the government type. In democracy, rule is by and for the needy. In contrast, rule of law or aristocracy (literally, power [rule] of the best) or even monarchy, where the ruler has the interest of his country at heart, are better types of government. Government, Aristotle says, should be by those people with enough time on their hands to pursue
![Government Aristotle says should be by those people with enough time on their Government, Aristotle says, should be by those people with enough time on their](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-53.jpg)
Government, Aristotle says, should be by those people with enough time on their hands to pursue
![But the citizen whom we are seeking to define is a citizen in "But the citizen whom we are seeking to define is a citizen in](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-54.jpg)
"But the citizen whom we are seeking to define is a citizen in the strictest sense, against whom no such exception can be taken, and his special characteristic is that he shares in the administration of justice, and in offices.
![He who has the power to take part in the deliberative or judicial He who has the power to take part in the deliberative or judicial](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-55.jpg)
He who has the power to take part in the deliberative or judicial administration of any state is said by us to be a citizens of that state; and, speaking generally, a state is a body of citizens sufficing for the purposes of life.
![For tyranny is a kind of monarchy which has in view the interest For tyranny is a kind of monarchy which has in view the interest](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-56.jpg)
For tyranny is a kind of monarchy which has in view the interest of the monarch only; oligarchy has in view the interest of the wealthy; democracy, of the needy: none of them the common good of all. Tyranny, as I was saying, is monarchy exercising the rule of a master over the political society;
![oligarchy is when men of property have the government in their hands democracy oligarchy is when men of property have the government in their hands; democracy,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/12b814b6ea177eb37c6bf70b45aa824c/image-57.jpg)
oligarchy is when men of property have the government in their hands; democracy, the opposite, when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. "
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