Outline Part IX: Imperfect Societies 1. Recapitulation Socrates and Glaucon briefly review the traits of the ideal state. The salient points are that men and women should be equal in education and occupations. Further they should be governed by those rare individuals who ... are no prerequisites to holding political office except being popular. Democracy described in this way seems to be a sort of affable anarchy treating "all men as equal whether they are or not." 7. The Democratic Character In order to understand the democratic character we must first define two types ... most extreme, sl...

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... concept is universal and not limited to only a select few. His opinion on the matter is not an end in itself. Douglass uses the notion of freedom as a means to provide happiness for himself and his fellow men of his race. His article, "What the Black Man Wants,"" explains why suffrage is universal yet for now should only be provided for African Americans ... . Douglass is an example of how men will come up with different versions of this concept for the sole purpose of bettering their lives and the lives they care about. He briefly mentions women's right to suffrage, however claims that ...

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... practical and real at his time and his place. Therefore, unlike Plato, Aristotle sees state as a nature community. He agrees with Plato that men cannot live without a society, but he thinks state is "the nature and final growth of human relations." (Ebenstein, P76) In other words, state was not created for any purpose or to serve anyone. To Aristotle, all associations are ... state unity much as Plato does. First, Aristotle focus more on the highest purpose of the state, instead of the highest authority of the state. Second, he does realize more difference among man than Plato does. He ...

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... women in today's private and public sectors. Historically, women have played a relatively small role in politics. For more than half of the history of America, women were not even given the right to vote. However, women today are as active as men in most electoral activities and generally turn out in higher numbers to vote in elections (Junn, 390). This paper will analyze ... bore witness to a massive increase in participation by women in electoral politics (Junn 388). As of 1990, women's political participation was at such a rate as to rival that of men. Seventy-nine percent of women w...

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... distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate civil governments, and to argue for the legitimacy of revolt against tyrannical governments. Locke equated "the law of nature" with "the rule of morals." He wrote of a God who "show[ed] Himself to us as present everywhere, exhibiting Himself to the eyes of men in the regular course of nature." His equation underscored his belief that "man alone" could not have ... provided by this physical relationship that each individual could equally find room or space to exercise his freedom independently of other men. By being masters of themselves and...

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... . The goal Socrates is trying to accomplish is to make the finest groups of people within the city as the guardians. He explains part of this by saying, "On the basis of what has been agreed, there is a need for the best men to have intercourse as often as possible with the best women, and the ... reverse for the most ordinary men with the most ordinary women; and the offspring of the former must be reared buy not that of the others, if the flock is going to be of the most eminent quality. And all this must come to pass without being noticed ... women are when they are in their prime to...

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... a fair democracy. It was said to be an association of free men with no single leader or king. The town prided itself on the freedom of its citizens and, in particularly, its freedom of speech. Most all citizens prided themselves on these views, although they respected the views of other people because of their own freedom of speech. This was the society in which Socrates lived. Socrates ... loss. This was done in order to help prevent harsh feelings amongst any citizens of the city. So with previous two "earthquakes- and the threat of another uprising spreading throughout the city of At...

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... merely walk down the street and have an experience in which they are clearly not equal to someone, regardless of whether they happen to be better or worse off. Obviously Jefferson was also aware of this. The truth to be found in all men being created equally rests in their common humanity. Although one human may be more or less than another in ... to become activists, yet nonetheless want their say. To the Founding Fathers, this was the most sacred right of all. Thousands of men died so that they and others could enjoy having their say, and so that those that followed could as well. Yet...

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... with knowledge but that not all people were in touch with the knowledge they possessed. It was through a process of questioning that simply made them recall what was already ingrained. Plato throughout the book rejected the idea that all men are equals. Instead of supposing every man is innately good, Plato holds that every man has a right to pursue the good.? Socrates and ... Plato both believed with much support that all men should strive to reach the highest forms knowledge. Socrates believed in three parts of the individual soul- sensation, emotion, and intelligence. Each part must ...

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... clear. Philosophers in many cases have complex justifications for their thought, which can at times seem ironic or contradictory. Only by having a deep understanding of these kinds of writings, can readers truly understand why tension is presented. By understanding this tension, the esoteric meaning and message these works attempt to send to ... . Thus, "the city will be governed by [the philosopher king] in a state of waking, not in a dream as the many cities nowadays are governed by men who fight over shadows with one another and form factions for the sake of ruling, as though it were ...

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... achieve parliamentary democracy and moderate socialism, goals that sound good on paper. However, in 1922, the Kuomintang was reorganized, mostly with the help of Comintern agents such as Michael Borodin. In 1924, a coalition including Communists adopted Yat-sen's theory, based on the Three People's Principles developed ... San Min Chu I. These principles were nationalism, democracy, and the people's livelihood. Yat-sen believed that the Chinese reconstruction would follow a progression of stages: military government, tutelage under the Kuomintang, and popular sovereignty (Palmer 356). W...

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... been influenced by their amazing success. They were also Inspired by the example of the American people throwing off an oppressive government in the 1770s. They roused their spirits and begun their own quest to win a republic in 1789. They fought on the foot steps of Washington's soldiers. "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with rights, life ... , and pursuit of happiness" _Declaration of Independence document. " Men are born free and remain free and equal in rights"_ Declaration of Rights. As how it seems, that both revolutions had fought their opponents f...

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... 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 especially by the young men. Basically freedom is the excess of youth and the ability to do what you want when you want. Young ... men had no responsibility henceforth they had freedom. " That a father habituates himself to be like his child and fear ... the under world he conveys to Socrates that being wealthy makes you live a freer life, better moral l...

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... form of government is abandoned left only with the option of "professional" rulers. In turn is born the idea of the Philosopher Kings. "The desires of the common majority are controlled by the desires and the intelligence of the minority of better men." In Plato's ideal city these, superior men have ... undergone enough education and knowledge seeking to know the forms and types rather than the manifestations, the ability to know justice, and hence rule justly. Therefore, since non-philosophers are not naturally suited to see the forms, they will not be able to recognize justice and equ...

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... school. The kids were being drafted to the army for the war and much unrest was created among the population. 57,000 young men were killed. America was realizing the horrors of war through the media, and they were scared for their lives. They were eligible to get drafted against their will and forced tot die for their country. That was enough ... have changed rapidly and so will voter turnout in the youngest sector of the electorate. Currently, the United States is facing issues extremely real to young voters which can be summed up in one word War. America has seen it happen before duri...

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... for granted. The idea that the people rule brought citizens together, and instead of fighting against each other, they began working towards building a cohesive city-state. This new form of government allowed landowning men over the age of eighteen to vote for laws and attend the assembly meetings. At the assembly meetings ... male citizens would write down the name of a leader or politician that they though was doing a poor job in order to remove them from office. In order for the official to be removed and banned from government for six years, more then six thousand men had to write do...

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... in principle emphasizes fairness and equality and par opportunity to all, however in practice the same does not always hold true. Is this system of government prone to tyranny; is it truly elitist? That is what this paper seeks to uncover. In the federal system authority is divided, ... mercantile interest; and for the landed, which is the great interest of this country to lie unrepresented, forlorn and without hope." Amos Singletury, yet another anti-federalist from Massachusetts wrote, "These lawyers, men of learning, and moneyed men expect to get into congress themselves so they can g...

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... cameras followed. The Freedom Democrats also got airtime in Atlantic City, as Fannie Lou Hamer's inspired speech pressured the Democratic Convention into recognizing the Freedom Democratic Party for two of Mississippi's seats. Furthermore, the convention promised to never again seat an all-white delegation. While the Freedom Democrats rejected the compromise, their ability to use television to inspire change ... disillusioned (Watson, 266). Savio represented the rise of the counterculture movement that would come to represent much of the 1960s and 1970s, advocating for freedom of expres...

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... The scenario is, my division has to finish producing a product and properly market it, in time for a deadline. This is where the exercise begins: First of all I should decide what approach I will take to fulfill my duties. Authoritarian, Democratic or Laissez Faire Since Laissez Faire is a truly rubbish approach, the choice ... corporate machine, and are crucial for any task. After all it is them who gets the job done at the end of the day. I will tell the board members (each who have many men under their control) to give their workers similar punishments and rewards as I give to them. A...

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... senate and created an empire, he was betrayed and murdered. This did not stop the empire however, and other emperors took the role of Caesar. These men were no better than the senators who had preceded them. It is true that there were good emperors such as Augustine and Hadrian who ... did great things, but they did not do great things for Rome. They did great things to sustain their own power after learning from the examples of tyrants ... be used to chain the people down and attain further power. Take for example the Catholic church. In the middle ages, it was the ultimate form of go...

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... wished to create a dictatorial system. Nowadays, some argues that even after recent changes the House of Commons is still supposed to be unrepresentative. ˜White, middle-class, middle-aged'- this is the main composition of the Commons. By the way, more than 400 MPs, 62% of the total, are white men aged over 40. The truly democratic UK political institutions would have a whole diversity ... of sexes, races, ages, an educational qualification, professional background, and especially an opinion. The last one is ... not well known for the ethnic minorities and women; they do not have the ...

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... , he maneuvered to concentrate complete power in his hands. Within a year he had destroyed the Weimar Republic, the government which he had labeled the "Guilty Men of 1918." So then, within fifteen years of its conception, the inherent political and economic factors present at the time had combined to make Germany a dictatorship. Main: Considering the factors which surrounded the Weimar ... hardship caused by these reparations payments had spread themselves throughout German society. The Weimar constitution was actually very democratic. Proportional representation meant that everyone in ...

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... freedom, and economic opportunity. To a lesser degree, the colonists sought to establish a stable and progressive government. Many colonies were founded for religious purposes. While religion was involved with all of the colonies, Massachusetts, New Haven, Maryland, and Pennsylvania were established exclusively for religious purposes. Massachusetts's inhabitants were Puritans who believed in predestination and the ideal that God is perfect. Many ... Calvert, the First Lord Baltimore, fled religious persecution in England from the Protestants. Due to the immediate wealth from tobacco harve...

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... new cooperate economy, and he continued to sound this theme. Roosevelt wasn't concerned with wealth in general or even the size of business, but about the "conditions which enable men to accumulate power which it is not for the general welfare that they should hold." He saw a need for balance in assessing corporate powers. On the other hand he rejected ... a necessary precondition for socialism, the attempt to break up these combinations was an attempt to reverse history. Debbs commented that trying to return to precorporate conditions was the equivalent of "the protest of the stage co...

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... Tyler, his vice-president replaced him in office. With Tyler in office, "a new political alignment was taking shape a small band of conservative southern Whigs, [including Tyler], were preparing to rejoin the Democrats. Into the common man's party was arriving a faction with decidedly aristocratic political ideas, men who thought that government had an obligation to protect and even expand the institution ... of slavery (Brinkley244)."" This new political alignment led to a divergent Southern development with slavery at the heart of it. Because of the new boom in immigration to the Unit...

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