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ESSAY SAMPLE ON "PHILOSOPHIES OF SOCRATES, PLATO, AND ARISTOTLE" |
Philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
The philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle had different points of-view but they
were also similar in some ways. For example, all three philosophers had their own
thoughts on the subject of justice and government. Socrates belief on this matter was
that democracy was an
unwise form of government. He thought that the electing of the people was unfair
justice. Plato had some of the same beliefs. He believed that government should only
have rulers who had the intelligence and education appropriate for the matter. His
thoughts were that a job should be done only by those who are best suited for it. To him
aristocracy was a perfect form of government.
The point of Socrate's philosophies were to make people think about the questions he
would often ask. The reason for these questions being asked were to have people to their
own thoughts and opinions toward life. He did not think a person with the right mind
should follow the steps of their ancestors. Instead of going around asking questions,
Plato, another philosopher, would write his own conversations with imaginerary people.
These conversations would cover much of the same topics that Socrates had tried to cover
earlier. These topics mostly dealt with life such as government, opinions toward justice
and how people really viewed education.
Aristotle also had his own theories towards his belief of the "right government". He
wanted his results to show happiness among the people.
He'd mainly collect information from studying living creatures and observing their living
habits. He would do this so that he could see what brought them happiness. His opinion
toward life was that all people should live a fair and happy life. After many attempts
of forming the perfect government , his facts allowed him to believe that a perfect
government could be formed only by those who have a middle class. The middle
class would consist of those who were not rich yet not poor.
Both Aristotle and Plato had different thoughts on the division of the government.
Aristotle claimed to believe that a government should consist of many classes for the
protection of the people and the state. While Plato disagreed and thought that dividing
of power was unfair and cruel. In his mind, he felt that those in the lower class could
never have the chance to get any higher in life.
Though all three philosophers felt that the government should be based on the equalness
of all the people, they all had different views on what equality really meant. These
philosophers all had their own way of gathering information and passing it through the
minds of others.
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