... is possible to theorize and philosophize but at the end of the day what you still are left with is a society of people who all think differently, and who all have individual morals and beliefs on the purpose of life. It is these differences I believe that make the world the interesting and diverse place it is today. Bibliography ?Background to Plato's Philosophy: The Political Background?. http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments ... /philosophy/Greek-Plato/Background.html Background to Plato's Philosophy: The Political Background?. http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/philosophy/Greek-Plato/Backgro...

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... and external pressures, the philosophy has fallen short in practice. While examples of anarchism in action have existed, these failures raise questions on the validity of the organization of the system and what characteristics are needed for the success of an existing anarchist society. Experts argue that the political practice of anarchism promotes human welfare by inducing popular control of society through an emphasis on the values of liberty, solidarity and egalitarianism in the structure of society itself. For ... within an egalitarian framework, effectively disabling the lust for ...

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... to Plato seems to be unchangeable whether in ideas or philosophy. Plato believes the absolute truth can be applied to every aspect in the society including political organization. Plato, whose political view can be found in his writing, Republic, focus on searching a perfect society. Plato thinks the state is a piece of self-regulating piece of machinery. Although Plato does believe a state should bring happiness to majority, he ... doesn't see the problems of "Philosophy King" system, because he over-simplified the complexity of the society. However, his understanding of democracy is f...

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... it. Plato's Republic is laden with references, and opinions of democracy. Through the mouth of Socrates, he speaks of the ignorance of the masses, and the inevitable fall of democracy to tyranny. As the concept of morality is analyzed, a utopian society free of the pitfalls of democracy is created, and its potential as a viable community questioned. The backbone of Plato's utopian society is the principle of specialization, the idea that the most efficient society is one that puts each person ... in the job to which they are best suited. By such a principle, democracy as a form of gover...

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... Socrates himself show their hypocrisy. It is this hypocrisy that makes the trial and death of Socrates quite ironic. In order for one to understand the hypocrisy involved, one must first understand the so-called beliefs of Socrates and the democratic government. In order for the reader to grasp the concepts involved, the first half of the book focuses on the values and beliefs of both Socrates and Athens itself. Through comparing and contrasting ... citizens prided themselves on these views, although they respected the views of other people because of their own freedom of speech. This w...

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... ;There is no Zeus." (Aristophanes, 27). Aristophanes stands against the "thinkery" or school of philosophy (London Athenian Society, 3), he believes it is dangerous and corrupting morals (London Athenian Society, 4). The school Socrates teaches personal perspective, questioning, reasoning, and critical emanation of evidence. Using inquiry and the scientific method, assignments that might seem ridiculous truly have a deeper meaning ... they have been programmed to be a certain way. Socrates method of teaching works best on the youth which have been untainted by the Athenian way. The disti...

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... fail. If a person in this society does not work and does not have a source of income then that person will become homeless and fail. Someone in this society is free to buy and sell anything on the free market. People are motivated to make profits, and there is clear competition within trades. ... So, if two people are selling the same service for different prices then the people will decide who will get business and who will not. The competition not only keeps business owners on their toes, but it regulates prices so that no one can charge too much ... This in turn would make competiti...

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... by those rare individuals who are best at philosophy and war. These philosopher rulers shall not possess private property and shall accept their annual wages as sufficient for acting as Guardians of the state. Adeimantus expresses interest in having Socrates expand on his previous allusion to four types of states or societies. The four are named as the Cretan or Spartan type, oligarchy, democracy, ... be compulsory and the general spirit of the state will be one of ambition and competition. 3. The Timarchic Character Socrates describes the Timarchic individual as ambitious though not so w...

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... parties. These differences display the belief that each nation, regardless of their political stance, can still form an effective government that affirms their political convictions. While each of these nation-states possesses different strategies and goals for political success, they all have basic similarities that are universal ingredients for success. Each nation has manipulated and formed their political structures based on history: nations add what ... they feel will be effective and drop what they feel is erroneous. The British political system is one of the oldest and well-respe...

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... effect on the person and on the city state. Polis and the ethos , the city and the individual had the same attributes. If an individual was imbibed with certain attributes so would the city. Plato treated states and individuals in the same terms. His justification for this was that states are composed of individuals, so that whatever destroys individuals will also destroy the state. The fault always falling into the individuals. The best example of this ... because it doesn't demand any dedication. But is it REALLY the best? The question of Which individual or group in the Republic is t...

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... during his reign and increased the popularity of drama and philosophy. Through the help of the people, Athens also became a beautiful city-state; well known for its buildings, temples, statues, and a government system that still continues to influence nations today. Many of the key features of Pericles" era, in fact, still have an effect on the ideals of the western world. After the Persians burned it down, Pericles had the opportunity to unite Athenians and ... start to rebuild the city-state of Athens ... ...

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... does this by playing on her western audience's underlying fear of fundamentalists' extremist agendas, like the Afghani Mujahedeen wreaking havoc on the Russians, the United States, and even other Afghanis to set her precedent. The insight Bhutto gives into the workings of Mujahedeen in Afghanistan and how they operate is brief but vital for her argument. Her analysis cuts to the very bone of their philosophy of using chaos to promote ... Islamic law in places where it many have peacefully lived under more secular rule. She sees the ... Mujahedeen as an example of a deeper problem: Islam...

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... In order to have a truly just city, it must be enlightened of this. Unless "the philosophers rule as kings or those now called kings and chiefs genuinely and adequately philosophize, and political power and philosophy coincides in the same place... there is no rest from ills for the cities...nor will the regime we have now described in speech ever come forth from nature ... , insofar as possible, and see the light of the sun" (P.153 line 473E). Plato philosophizes that justice is catalyst for a just ... and therefore must be first illustrated as a desirable act before all else. Once peopl...

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... these turnovers that were fought in our past affect us today? If we look at the history of revolutions, we can find revolutions almost in any country on earth. But three of them were a main revolutions that on their steps, and by the influence of them, other revolutions had been fought. They are: The Glorious Revolution, The American Revolution, and The French Revolution. But when we look at these three in ... History, By studying them we can find lots of similarities and correspondences. As these three shakeups were closely ... ...

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... . Proponents however, counterclaim that it does not. In his book, "The Struggle for Democracy", Edward Greenberg said that "Democracy is increasingly regarded as the best form of government because a majority of the public has input in what is best for society. The legitimacy of the laws and governments in a democratic society rests on the belief that it best protects individual civil and human rights and provides an opportunity for economic ... public policies such as Jim Crow segregation, democracy is still incomplete in the United States; the continuing struggle for democracy is a maj...

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... will go on to high school – this is the beginning of the real effectiveness of education (Koliba). While in high school, the student engages in more intense studies of subjects. The student studies Languages, Sciences, and Mathematics. These subjects help enrich his or her mind. Yet, the subject areas that really shape the student's mind for cultural participation are the studies of History and English. It is in History class that the student learns ... about the successes and failures of the famous and infamous men and women that lived before them. The student reads about the atrocit...

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... (s) or as Tocqueville claimed that democracy would unavoidably harvest civility and morality, Marx claimed that the resolution of the problems of capitalism were already on their way in the movement of history. The idea of a decentralized society in which men cooperate in communities for the common good, the application of science and technology to produce enough for all, the shortening of the working day so that men could increasingly choose to spend their leisure time in ... kind of hopeful vision of the future that it could still win and retain the allegiance of so many individuals. L...

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... parties. What scholars now call the second party system' had begun (Brinkley 238)- The view of the new political party was that of reducing the powers of the president and putting more power in the entire federal government. The Whig party, which was "strongest among the more substantial merchants of the northeast, the wealthier planters of the South, and the ambitious farmers and rising commercial class of the West (Brinkley 238),"" was more focused on the "industrial and commercial development (Brinkley ... and made possible a steady reduction of the national debt for the first and on...

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... in the battle of Actium in 31B.C.Augustus was off course the first emperor of the Roman Empire, who established the idea of constitutional monarch as co ruler with the senate. He gave himself the title of princeps means the chief citizen. Augustus stabilized the military by maintaining the army of 28 legions. He started the new system of legates to govern the provinces, who were allotted to the princeps. Roman Empire was on its heights in the age of Augustus ... a long period of history. The Islamic people conquer Byzantine. The changes in the political structures in the Ancient world w...

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... many difficulties is the drafting of a constitution. But what is clear is the unsatisfactory ability of a constitution to remedy the problems of nationalism and ethnic differences. Preuss notes that when the constitutional state gained favor in North America, it was founded on the principle of the unitary state; it was not designed to address the lack of national identity which is found throughout Europe - and which is counter to the concept of the constitutional state (48 ... Germany was undergoing. Among these problems were the following: the tensions between the Basic Law's simultane...

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... After all, hindsight is 20/20, but as far as the future goes, no one can see past his own shadow. Regulating the right to vote should not be left to the power of the states. The states have a long history of discrimination and, while people can dream about a perfect world, this bigotry does still exist in the world today. On the federal level, it is much harder for a politician to ... ignore the needs of a group or discriminate against them. For this reason alone ... an amendment should be added to the constitution to ensure the right to vote. In ... ...

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... some conflict with the implementation of the British version of democracy, mostly with the importance of the monarch and its counterparts, there has never been such a complete inability surrounding the entire institution, therefore when considering the present stability, I do not think that this can be ignored. Historically, Germany is at a disadvantage when considering the stability of the foundation of their democratic processes. Great Britain has a much stronger and more consistent history of democracy within their ... nation. Overall, it is easy to see that Great Britain's political...

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... , was reduced still further to 18 to conform to national standards. Even the most significant changes in the last 10 years of our political history have tended to focus primarily on reforming politics to better serve the interests of voters." The main focus of electoral reform is and ought to be, not the political party, rather the voter. The challenge is to find ways to ensure that citizens are satisfied with ... the politicians they have elected. So citizens' duties aren't limited to a mindset that automatically ... ...

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... l 1055 ] When we come to the history of this organization, from 1919 to 1977, there have been many efforts for the wealth of children but, firstly in 1977 many countries decided to be partners for developing the life conditions of children as the first international and global organization for children. Then, in 1989 the Convention for the Rights of Children was revised and designed again by The United Nations General Assembly. With ... Presence, was initiated in order to providing coordination on the actions of the members. It is significant to emphasize that these issues should be res...

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... as it was exemplified by the experience of democracy in Sudan. After revolution and overthrow of military regime there was an attempt of democracy foundation which followed by year of free and fair elections. Unfortunately, it led to anarchy and then one of the most brutal tyrannies in the history of this country. As it was suggested by Kaplan (1997) the possible reason was that the majority of the population was uneducated and illiterate ... to operate strictly within the law (Ibid). Consequently, one of the most important conditions for the stability of democracy is its legitimacy in ...

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