POL 2107 Study Guide - Final Guide: Thrasymachus, Sophocles, Haemon
1 Feb 2015
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Compare two of the following thinkers on this question: socrates, plato, aristotle, diogenes the cynic: compare the views of plato and aristotle on democracy and on the rule of the many". Would it be correct to claim that aristotle is a friend" of democracy and that plato is an. Why/why not? (for plato, review closely what is said in book viii, but also think about the other things plato has to say about democracy throughout the republic. If i were you, i would consider very closely what aristotle has to say about the multitude" (the rule of the many) in books iii and iv. You might also want to review what aristotle has to say about wealth acquisition, usury and greed in book i. Viii of plato"s republic. (you may want to discuss here the issue of private property (including slaves in aristotle"s case), since it was an inseparable part of the household for the ancient greeks.
