1. Censorship and Development
In the ideal political regimes, the philosopher is the ruler. Seeing as the Philosopher rules all, citizens in society should not need to have their political judgment conditioned, as they would not be making any political decisions. ... The exhibition of the moderation virtue is that philosophers rule and they as rulers are responsible for the making of decisions, and thus they that have the virtue of wisdom. ... This proves a contradiction in Plato and Aristotle's beliefs, as in one case he states that an ideal regime would have only a philosopher ruling a state however he disproves his...
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