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Tracy Gregory, October 2001 -- properly! Politics has always been, ultimately, a study of power. Those who
wield this power, as it is defined by a city-state, country or historical period, control society and its members. Power can be represented through such social constructs that can
determine strong authority such as wealth and class status. It can take several forms, which were considered in two of world historys most famous political treatises -- Platos The
Republic and Thomas Hobbes The Leviathan. In The Republic, Plato considers power from both positive and negative perspectives, while the theories Hobbes articulated in The Leviathan are all predicated
on the assumption that man is essentially evil. In Book I of The Republic, the dialogue between Socrates and his students ponders the meaning of justice. When
Thrasymachus proclaims, "Justice is simply the interest of the stronger" (338c). Plato is, therefore, suggesting that power and justice (also described in The Republic as goodness) are synonymous.
After all, it is the majority, whether it be one or many, that ultimately rules, and it is how this powerful governing body defines justice that makes it so.
Therefore, as Plato points out, rulers must be able to distinguish between justice or injustice in order to provide their subjects with effective leadership. Just because something or someone is
perceived to be powerful does not necessarily make it so, according to Plato. Power can be used to deceive, through appearances. The arts, such as painting and poetry,
for example, are not representations of reality, "but only a facsimile... a dim reflection of the truth" (597a-b). Art is a form of power, Plato theorized, because it can
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