... on American Democracy "Tyranny is the rule of one man to the advantage of the ruler, oligarchy to the advantage of the rich, democracy to the advantage of the poor." -Aristotle Democracy: a form of government that makes political decisions directly exercised by the whole body of citizens, under procedures of majority rule. This type of democracy is know as a direct democracy ... in the interests of the elite." (Strauss, 2) Wealth was a key aspect of the Athenian democracy. "Democracy is not only majority rule, but a regime run by the poor and ordinary people in their own interests."- Ar...

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... truth searching (Jowette). Socrates would challenge anyone with a pretense to knowledge. He philosophized by questioning one's beliefs. Socrates never claimed to teach and never sought out people to engage in discussion with. For Socrates, gaining knowledge was not accomplished by accepting an opinion because of its widespread ... that had ever viewed a good life as the abandonment of material possessions and the yearning for virtue; in fact it took nearly fifteen hundred years before anyone could follow up and expand on his works (Plato and Aristotle could grasp but not expand). To use ...

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