Plato’s Political Philosophy. Overview When Plato was growing up, Athens was at constant war with its neighboring city-states and with foreign invasions.

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Plato’s Political Philosophy

Overview When Plato was growing up, Athens was at constant war with its neighboring city-states and with foreign invasions. This has dictated Plato’s views on the role of government.

Plato’s Republic In Plato’s Republic, he outlines his political philosophy He believes there are three roles of society 1. Reason Rulers 2. Spirit Warriors 3. Appetite Laborers and artisans, regular citizens In Plato’s idealized society, all children would be raised and educated by the state When they reach 18 years old, they would be tested to identify their skills to determine which role they would have Plato argued that this was the best way to choose the leadership because in a true democracy or an autocratic monarchy, those leaders are untrained and therefore unfit to rule

Leadership in Plato’s Republic After the leadership has been determined, the rulers would be the “philosopher kings” They are called this because they are forbidden to own any personal property or have families of their own Plato believed that this would prevent the rulers from becoming more interested in their own good rather than the common good The purpose of government in Plato’s society is to provide for a wise, just, and virtuous nation This would lead to peace and harmony for the citizens The people of this society should always obey their rulers for they are doing what is best for the common good

Ring of Gyges For he was a shepherd laboring for the then ruler of Lydia and some part of the earth was shattered by a violent thunderstorm developing along with an earthquake and a chasm appeared at the place where he was pasturing. Seeing this and wondering, he went down and the fable says that he saw, among other wonders, a hollow bronze horse having openings, through which, peeping in, he saw that there was a corpse inside, as it seemed, greater than is usual for men, and wearing nothing else but a golden ring at his hand, that he took off before leaving.

Ring of Gyges When time came for the shepherds to hold their customary assembly in order to prepare their monthly report to the king about the state of the flocks, he came too, wearing this ring. While he was sitting with the others, it chanced that he moved the collet of the ring around toward himself into the inside of his hand ; having done this, he disappeared from the sight of those who were sitting beside him, and they discussed of him as of someone who had left.

Ring of Gyges And he wondered and once again feeling for the ring, he turned the collet outwards and, by turning it, reappeared. Reflecting upon this, he put the ring to the test to see if it indeed had such power, and he came to this conclusion that, by turning the collet inwards, he became invisible, outwards, visible.

Ring of Gyges Having perceived this, he at once managed for himself to become one of the envoys to the king ; upon arrival, having seduced his wife, with her help, he laid a hand on the king, murdered him and took hold of the leadership. (Republic, II, 359b-360b)Republic, II, 359b-360b

Ring of Gyges According to this story, why do people practice justice? If this is true, describe an everyday example to support it. Aside from all the weird stuff you might try to do, would being invisible corrupt you?