Desire and Myths are the central themes of this essay, the aim is to compare and contrast what Plato, in The Republic, and Hobbes, in Leviathan, suggest their role is in maintaining and/or subverting political order. Plato views political order as being the hierarchy of reason in the soul and the city, and Hobbes views political order as being the rule of the Sovereign over all the people to maintain peace. In this essay I will argue that Plato and Hobbes desires subvert political order leading to
2015 When one considers the literary pieces of Plato’s Republic and Machiavelli’s The Prince, the themes of lies and deception are prominently discussed throughout, specifically pertaining to their role in politics. Not only are they strongly present within these pieces, but they also are still current themes within our political realms today. Therefore, one begins to question their necessity and permissibility. By referring to The Republic and The Prince, one can recognize that political lies
While Plato’s Republic is most commonly known for its defense of justice, the book also focuses a lot of attention on the importance of a philosophical education and the role that knowledge plays in helping to create and maintain the perfect society. As the dialogue progresses the purpose and explanation of education becomes more advanced and detailed. Socrates, Plato’s mouthpiece in the dialog, begins by describing the guardian’s education as a way to shape their character and properly look after
splitted into three parts. The first part will focus on Plato’s description of citizen’s duties, followed by Aristotle’s view on it. The comparison and highlighting of the differences and similarities between philosophers will be given at the next part. Finally, it will be concluded that Aristotle and Plato have a range of notable differences as well as similarities in their views on citizen’s role in the society. PLATO Plato, in his book called “Republic” gave a broad amount of his thoughts on what it is