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This 5 page paper examines the scathing critique that Plato delivers in regards to democracy, calling upon his ideas about justice, morality and tripartite theory in order to illustrate his position. This paper also explains his theory on Forms in order to further substantiate his position on democracy. Bibligraphy lists 1 source.
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Plato contended that the reason to be good and to do good works was because behaving in this manner brought about good for the community. Individual happiness was not
a concern for Plato, which is why the idea of a democracy was worthy of such condemnation from Plato. More specifically, it can be likened to an analogy of
the body. If a person has a healthy body and is functioning in a healthy way, we dont need to ask if each individual part (such as legs, arms,
hands, etc.) are healthy. It should be noted however that Plato was supporting a Republic, not a democracy. "It concerns
the way we ought to live" (Plato, 1955, p. 28, ln. 352). In fact, Plato condemned democracies for a variety of faults that he believed existed. For instance, according
to Plato one of the major drawbacks to a democracy was its susceptibility to demagogues. This is very evident even in todays society. We see politicians using all
kinds of propaganda and stints to increase their popularity while not necessarily focusing on the actual substance of the issues. Plato feared for just this kind of eventuality within
a democracy. Plato contended that it would be impossible within a democracy to have the kind of harmony and societal unity
that could result from a Republic. "Make sure that the city is neither small nor seemingly great, but sufficient and one" (Plato, 1955, p. 90, ln. 423). Because
justice and the needs of the community took priority over the individual in a Republic, Plato believed that the overall system was better served. Justice, according to Plato, was
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