... we are free or vise versa but not appear to be so to other people. In the Republic it seems like the best definition of freedom is the lack of responsibility to one's society. Plato considered freedom the will to do anything you want, and he often considered the excesses of freedom ... always aiming at improving himself. He thinks that life is a continuous search, a search aimed at giving rational answers to all the problems we have to deal with in our lives. Socrates is an erotic man but his eros does not lead him. He has no wealth and no honor and is believed to ... advantage of plac...

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... as to which of the two is to rule both in the city and in each one, is rightly called moderation (Plato 107). By allowing the rational part of society to rule the appetitive and naturally worse part harmony and moderation are promoted since the base desires of human ... , over individual freedom, in working toward achieving a happy life. Aristotle's political philosophy asserts that community life is a necessary and natural element in the life of man, and crucial factor in obtaining happiness. " [A] city- state is among the things that exist by nature, that a human being is by nature a ...

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... as to which of the two is to rule both in the city and in each one, is rightly called moderation (Plato 107). By allowing the rational part of society to rule the appetitive and naturally worse part harmony and moderation are promoted since the base desires of human ... , over individual freedom, in working toward achieving a happy life. Aristotle's political philosophy asserts that community life is a necessary and natural element in the life of man, and crucial factor in obtaining happiness. " [A] city- state is among the things that exist by nature, that a human being is by nature a ...

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... . The ruler, therefore, is justified in doing whatever is necessary to maintain the country, even if it is unjust. On the other hand, Plato argues a ruler can never be unjust. In spite of the fact, Machiavelli is greatly influenced by the Greek and Latin classics, and by the ... by its flexibility because the ruler is given the prerogative to mold it in consonance to a given situation whereas "virtue" is more rigid, as Plato would required the just ruler to behave the same all the time. We can clearly see Machiavelli's objective examination of republican leadership. Machiavelli was ... b...

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... is a creation of a perfect society. He constructs a foundation for a utopian society in his book "The Republic". The purpose of his thought process was to cleanse his society of the woes he felt plagued it and construct a new one. Plato lived during the Peloponnesian War, which consequently lead to the end of the Athenian democracy. He had eyewitness account of his mentor's ... corruption that gripped the Athenian democratic government, he disengaged from participating in politics. He strongly felt that neither a moral individual nor a state that is rational could be established in a de...

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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, arist...

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... Politics provides insight into Aristotle's philosophical method as well as his views on human nature. He conducts his philosophical inquiries in the universe as rational and ordered whole which each part has a distinct purpose and function. He argues that ultimate good for a human being is a life ... humans are free and equal. Aristotle believes freedom is the opposite of slavery. He feels it is right to reason which directs man to the ultimate end of his existence. Freedom requires acting in accordance with the conclusion of right reasons, and right reason leads ... people. I must ack...

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... by rules because too much freedom can have a negative effect. This is why man named these rules - laws. For our society to progress we must follow rules to act like civilized people. Who governs us? If we go back to Plato's Republic, to paraphrase Plato, he stated that each individual in a republic has a job to perform, a duty. So we elect in a democracy a person to govern ... of Law explains that "at a basic level, law involves the morality of duty. We either succeed or fail in reciprocity by which one person recognizes another to form a community of rational beings". So we must realiz...

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