... -queens, who can rule over the spirit and the appetite and ensure that, the City continues to function in its proper working order. Plato's view of just government consists of divisions within society, similar to caste systems used in eastern societies today. Everyone is born into a specific ... satisfied and therefore the City will function in harmony. Maciavelli in his writings presents a philosophy of rule, which is contrary to that of Plato's, but somewhat comparable in intent. His major concern is stability of the government. A stable government is one that has the greatest possibil...

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... society, one that is supposed to be the epitome of prosperity and success, how can you build its foundations on lies? The Callipolis is what Plato calls his so-called perfect city or Utopia. In his "perfect" city there will be leaders who are promoted or "elected" to become the ... and this Callipolis is a place where lies would not be tolerated, than how can a justification be made for the existence of a noble lie? The guardians in Plato's city are chosen by a number of different, almost required, virtues, values, and parts of the psyche. First, guardians must be able to reason well, t...

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... defend oneself and live in whatever land you have conquered. It is germaine here to bring up the ancient thinker Plato. In the Republic, Plato outlines many ideas which parallel Machiavelli's. Both support this converted form of fascism, a celebration of governing power. Plato advocates a true aristocracy, or rule by the best philosopher-kings, and Machiavelli essentially advocates rule by the best man--"best ... the Noble Lie, or lie told by the leader to the believing masses for their own good. As there is a definite separation in Plato's thought between the classes of society, so doe...

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... to live but how a prince 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 ... the perspective of a realist. In a certain sense, perhaps Thrasymachus was right when he said, "justice or right is simply what is in the interest of the stronger party."" (The Republic, Plato, pg. 19) If by "right- one could ...

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... that the author was unable to discover. Of course one last example that we must refer to in discussing this topic is that of the Platonic Dialogue. Here we see Plato analysing the nature and structure of society through the form of a conversation between his mentor Socrates and Socrates" friends Crito and Glaucon. Whether this was the writing style of the ... 's, questions being answered as we progress. This approach is unique, to my knowledge, in the field of political theory and enables the reader to almost immediately discern the basics of Plato's theories. Something that is not alway...

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