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An 8 page examination of the premises of democracy as seen through the eyes of the ancient philosophers and the sixteenth century Italian leader. Notes the opinions of these great thinkers on aspects the basic concept of whether one man should rule over another and the necessity of government and how that necessity relates to morals, ethics, rationality, and even appearance. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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using this paper properly! Democracy is a
grand and glorious concept which has been pursued by countries around the world. The concept of democracy is not a new one, however. Indeed, the modern concept of
democracy has benefited from the attentions of the greatest minds in the world. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle alike all mused on the principles of democratic rule. Even Machiavelli,
the Sixteenth Century Italian ruler, would consider the basic premises of democratic rule. These philosophers would be followed in history by the Western Enlightenment where one writers and philosopher
after another philosophized on such concepts. The ultimate test of the concept of democracy would, of course, come with the advent of the United States. Without the philosophies
of those that lived in the centuries prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence, however, democracy in this country would have probably never existed.
Democracy as a concept encompasses many other concepts such as morality, ethics, and basic human rights. It calls to mind such basic premises as equality and, indeed, a
number of universally valid principles which were applicable to all aspects of man kinds existence, particularly to the concept of whether one man should rule over another. The very
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