The Tanach, Plato's Republic, and Aristotle's Politics, each deal with the question of how to structure the political state and manufacture its relationship with the individual. Though these works differ in their beliefs as to the appropriate nature of the political state, their discourses ultimately strive to the same end "an attempt to deal with the issues of justice, and the creation of ... a society in which people are encouraged to pursue a moral, and thus happy, life. Plato's primary concern in creating his republic is the establishment of a just political state that will promote a lif...

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The Tanach, Plato's Republic, and Aristotle's Politics, each deal with the question of how to structure the political state and manufacture its relationship with the individual. Though these works differ in their beliefs as to the appropriate nature of the political state, their discourses ultimately strive to the same end "an attempt to deal with the issues of justice, and the creation of ... a society in which people are encouraged to pursue a moral, and thus happy, life. Plato's primary concern in creating his republic is the establishment of a just political state that will promote a life...

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... It is necessary to look at several areas of each theory to seek the difference in each. 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 ... the qualitative change in human character and personality that would have to take place in order to achieve his utopia (Hacker 81). Plato chose to tell the reader of his Republic how men would act and what their attitudes would be in a perfect society (Hacker 81). Aristotle tries to...

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... necessary to look at several areas of each theory to seek the difference in each. The main focus of Plato is a perfect society. He creates a vision for a utopian society, in his book The Republic. This vision was a sketch of a society in which the problems he thought were present in his society ... underestimating the qualitative change in human character and personality that would have to take place in order to achieve his Utopia. Plato chose to tell the reader of his Republic how men would act and what their attitudes would be in a perfect society. Aristotle tries to use real men in ....

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... requirements. He decided to express in the "Republic" how men should conduct it self in a perfect society and what attitude they should posses. In retrospect, Aristotle felt by using real world experience along with real people, he can see first hand how and what way can he improve society. Plato and Aristotle both agreed on justice and viewed it objectively; that is it ... would be provided for all people no matter their ranking in society. Aristotle's states " In democracies, for example, justice is considered to mean equality, no oligarchies, again inequality in the distribution of o...

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... is necessary to look at several areas of each theory to seek the difference in each. 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 dislike for the tension of political life (Hacker 24). This blueprint was a sketch of a society ... the qualitative change in human character and personality that would have to take place in order to achieve his utopia (Hacker 81). Plato chose to tell the reader of his Republic how men would act and what their attitudes would be in a perfect society (Hacker 81). Aristotle trie...

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... Outline of the Politics Questions in Nicomachean Ethics X.9.1181b17-24 Book I: types of communities: the city, the household; household management Book II: critical survey of proposed and actual constitutions: Plato (Republic, Laws), Hippodamus, Sparta, Crete, Carthage, various legislators "First, then, let us try to review any sound remarks our predecessors have made on particular topics." Book III.1-13: city ... and citizen: definitions, good man vs. good citizen, classification of constitutions, conceptions of political justice Books III.14- IV: types of constitutions: kingship, aris...

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... actually does live. He writes, "I have thought proper to represent things as they are in a real truth, rather than as they are imagined."" (pg. 49) Plato may have had a very utopian idea represented in The Republic, but that situation has never been a reality, and, most likely, will never come to be. Instead, Machiavelli wants to focus on what princes and rulers have ... done in the past and what one can actually do in the future to maintain power in a state or republic. The actions that a prince should take ought not to move him "towards self-destruction rather than self-preservation."...

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... an inner corruption: "Thorough tatter'd clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furr'd gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks; Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw does pierce it. None does offend, none, I say none." (4.6.164-68) Speeches such as ... would be settled in a court of law, where a juridical process could establish Edmund's guilt unequivocally. But Shakespeare shows a more primitive form of justice, trial by combat, because the thrust of act 5 is to keep reminding us that angels may dispense with violence in settling their disputes, bu...

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