The Politics of Plato and His Objection to Democracy

• Authors: AYDIN TOPALOĞLU
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, had not only had political desires but had also tried to engage in active politics. But after a big frustration, especially with the trial of Socrates, he turned away from politics and criticized the political phenomena of his own time under the name of democracy. In his fascinating works we find his political ideas, ambitions, adventures, approvals and disapprovals. For Plato society or an ideal state must be organized and controlled not by masses, but by persons who really know what the norms are. The troubles of mankind will never cease until either true genuine philosophers attain political power or the rulers of states by some dispensation of providence become genuine philosophers.

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Artykuł nie zawiera abstraktu w języku polskim

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• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio K – Politologia
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2014

online

2015-05-15

Contributors

author

AYDIN TOPALOĞLU

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Identifiers

DOI

10.17951/k.2014.21.1.73