However, that is not the perfect republic outlined in Plato's The Republic. ... Much like Thomas Moores Utopia, Plato's state was highly regulated and strictly controlled. ... For the leaders, Plato wanted communal living and even communal spouses. ... Plato also pays notice to the need of the true government to not allow any other revolution against it. ... Across the world, in Texas, United States, another group felt them same as Plato. ...

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In short, Plato"s government while giving the illusion of freedom strengthens the exigency for community. ... Plato in the "RepublicaE views the state as a grand version of the individual. ... In fact, Plato proposes that the government raise children, thereby making the State a common "motheraE to all. ... Machiavelli would prefer a republican style of government; however he realizes that it is not the best form of government since all men are inherently evil. ... As has been stated, Plato wishes to hold the masses in their places and create order in the City through classes. ...

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During the political turmoil within the city, the study of classical texts and the values learned from them were to be fused with the republican beliefs of the time (Humanism 1). ... Neoplatonism during the Renaissance was a revival of Platonism, a dualistic philosophy based on Plato's Republic. In this book, Plato categorized the world into two realms, one of visible reality and another of intelligible reality, and four separate levels of knowledge. ... Neoplatonism was a resurgence of these Platonic ideas, but humanistic thinkers attempted to integrate Christianity and philosophy into a...

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Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and one of Plato's most famous students. During his time at Plato's academy, Plato's thinking and his philosophical approach to politics and the economy heavily influenced Aristotle (Tannenbaum, D., 2012, pg. 33). ... Though Cicero was an advocate of a republican government and one that opposed or challenged the formation of an Empire. ...

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The two oldest traditions that Bellah and the others social scientists identified they chose to name as the Republican and the Biblical traditions. The first of these they apparently named as Republican because it espouses the values found in Plato's classic, "The Republic." ...

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The early humanists, such as writer Francesco Petrarch, studied the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans for inspiration and ideology, mixing the philosophies of Plato and other ancient thinkers with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Niccolo Machiavelli-republican idealist, or right wing fascist? ...

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She also appears in the Menexnus, probably written by Plato, and in the writings of Xenophon , who wrote favorably of her. 6. ... Aristotle studied (367-347 BC) under Plato at the Academy and there wrote many dialogues that were praised for their eloquence. 7. ... Antony and Octavian crushed the republicans at Philippi, and the triumvirate ruled the empire for five years. 10. ...

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Most notable among the Greek philosophers who inspired Machiavelli was Plato. In particular, Machiavelli took interest in Plato's concept of just rulers who ruled by moral virtue. ... On the other hand, Plato argues a ruler can never be unjust. ... This is not far from what we aspire for in a republican society. ... We can clearly see Machiavelli's objective examination of republican leadership. ...

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To realize how these differences can be resolved, I like to reference Plato who has stated, "Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance." What I believe Plato is saying, and I will agree with him, is that with all matters, excluding matters of aesthetics and taste, there is a right and a wrong, a correct and an incorrect. ... Mind you, the complexities of society deserve more consideration than simply determining that the Democratic Party (more progressive) should overrule the Republican Party. ...

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Plato The modern society is the mass of contradictions, flashy believes, blatant views and the widest disparity of political convictions. ... The greatest philosophers, beginning with Plato, have been raising the question about the appropriateness of "the rulers' falsehood- for the sake of private ambitions and prosperity of the country. ... This confusion reached such heights that many began to call this a "Wag the Dog" war, an attempt to avoid a Republican disaster in the elections. ...

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• Anticipates the kind of popular self-rule that came to be called "republican. PLATO • Disciple of Socrates • Founder of philosophic idealism, according to which ideas exist in themselves and by themselves, forming a perfect and harmonious universe. ...

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The Roman Republic is one of the earliest examples of a republican system of government. ... This system is subject to abuse however, because as Plato said "A democracy is a state in which the poor gaining the upper hand, kill some and banish others, and then divide the offices among the remaining citizens equally." ... Obviously, a republican system of government is also subject to failure, when as in the case of Rome, one man seeks to avoid any systems of checks and balances that may be in place, and seize total power. ...

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Ever since the Ancients began to expound their theories on the evolution and nature of civilised society, establishing what could most probably be called Western Political Theory, men and women of every era have offered their own contributions to the topic. But because the people concerned have almo...

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Readers of Machiavelli's work have found that unlike other writers of republican concepts, he is very careful to only mention justice in a sparingly manner. ... When thoughts of "justice" were pondered in Ancient Greece, early students of Socrates accepted actions that were to the benefit of friends and detriment of enemies as the standard definition of justice (Plato I.332b). ...

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Athens and late Republican Augustan Rome. ... It was in the works of the humanist antiquarian Leonardo Bruni (c. 1370 "1444) that formality established the framework for a republican belief system. ... The works of Plato were particularly compelling, and a ring of Neoplatonic researchers headed by Marsilio Ficino (1433 "1499) looked to circuit Christian thought with Platonic philosophy. ...

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As we see in greek culture especially in plato's work republic the idea of a state with only one ruler was favored. ... We know, for instance, that Homer's epics of heroes and gods and the Trojan War were composed hundreds of years after the war ended, and Virgil's Aeniad in many ways remembered the passing of republican Rome. ...

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Socrates, Plato, etc.) the referendum that was to do away with the monarchy that Greece was under did not come until much later. ... There are two major political parties in Greece and they are similar to Republican and Democratic parties are in the states. ...

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Spanish victory in 1512 provided for the return of the Medici's to Florence and the exile of the Republican government, including Machiavelli. ... This acknowledgement of the reality of the world is what sets The Prince apart from earlier works on politics such as Plato's The Republic. ...

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"This response to a published statement by eight fellow clergymen from Alabama (Bishop C. C. J. Carpenter, Bishop Joseph A. Durick, Rabbi Hilton L. Grafman, Bishop Paul Hardin, Bishop Holan B. Harmon, the Reverend George M. Murray, the Reverend Edward V. Ramage and the Reverend Earl Stallings) was c...

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