Why does Plato believe that philosophers should rule?
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:54:52
Category: / Literature / Creative Writing
Length: 5 pages (1328 words)
Category: / Literature / Creative Writing
Length: 5 pages (1328 words)
Plato (427-347 BC) was born into a prominent Athenian family and was very close to his teacher Socrates who was democratically condemned to death -this can partly explain Plato's anger against this form of government. In the Republic he describes his ideal human society ruled by philosophers. I will focus firstly on his conception of a well-ruled state then on the existence of a ruling skill and finally on the philosophers' virtues that make them …
Is this Essay helpful? Join now to read this particular paper
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
…A. (2003). "Plato" article in Oxford Concise Dictionary of Politics, 2nd edition (2003), p. 405. Oxford: Oxford University Press
* Nettleship, R. (1951). Lectures on Plato's Republic. London: Macmillan
* Plato, (1998). The Republic. Oxford: Oxford world's classic
* Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. (2004). An Introduction to Political Thought: A Conceptual Toolkit. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press
* Stevenson, L. and Haberman, D (1998). Ten Theories of Human Nature, 3rd edition (1998). Oxford: Oxford University Press
* Wolff, J. (1996). An introduction to Political Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Need a custom written paper? Let our professional writers save your time.
Not a member yet?
