Karl Popper launched a scathing attack towards Plato’s Republic in his 1945 book The Open Society and Its Enemies‚ suggesting that the Ancient Greek philosopher was the root cause of totalitarianism in the west. It can’t be denied that there are similarities between Plato’s ideas in Republic and the Communist‚ Fascist and Nazi regimes we saw for much of the early 20th century. But what we see in Republic is Plato describing a very theoretical ideal state with very little interest in the physical
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We often see people “take it to the next level” in things they do‚ even on a daily basis. Imagine two people defending their school; let’s say a student from Sir John and one from St. Pats. Both are trying to convince the other that their school is the better‚ and each student gives reason for believing as much. Now imagine one of the students saying “My school is better because it just is. Your school is horrible and no one likes it because it isn’t St. Pats. And St. Pats is just better‚ you guys
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Frankenstein essay Frankenstein is a didactic novel that teaches the reader not to judge solely on appearances‚ as they can be deceptive. The protagonist‚ the famous Creature‚ is shunned by society due to his hideous physique. This highlights Mary Shelley’s criticism of her prejudiced society‚ who consider the Creature as a monster because of something as superficial as his physical appearance. However‚ the reader knows that The Creature has a good heart and a true inner beauty‚ yet he is seen as
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Benito Mussolini was a hardened dictator that rose to power through brute force and killing any in his way. this is shown on October 24th‚ 1922 in Naples‚ Italy‚ Mussolini claimed that "either the government will be given to us‚ or we will seize it by marching on Rome" on that same day Mussolini and 4 other Fascist leaders decided they would lead a mach to Rome and take it by force.At the time Mussolini was still praying for a compromise from the Italian government so he decided to not move until
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Bibliography: Finaldi‚ Giuseppe. Mussolini and Italian Fascism. Malaysia: Pearson Education Limited‚ 2008. Gourlay‚ Jack. Mussolini: A Biogtaphy. New York: Thor Publications‚ 1966 Websites [1] Jack Gourlay‚ Mussolini: A Biography (New York: Thor Publications‚ 1966)‚ 71. [2] Josh Brooman‚ Mussolini and Italy (New
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I. What is Corporatism/ Corporist Economy? Origin: derived from the Latin word ‘corpus’ which means body In the last half of the 19th century people of the working class in Europe were beginning to show interest in the ideas of socialism and syndicalism. Some members of the intelligentsia‚ particularly the Catholic intelligentsia‚ decided to formulate an alternative to socialism which would emphasize social justice without the radical solution of the abolition of private property. The result was
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Mario Campos HIST 3360: Women in European History Dr. Marion Gray 04-20-2012 The Role of Women in a Fascist Society The political system known as fascism was exceptionally harmful to the objective interests of individuals as well as the collective interests of women‚ specifically in Italy. Fascist regimes such as Italy in the early twentieth century introduced policies that would wind back the progress of women in society in addition to damaging the welfare of the country itself. Under
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Fascism was born with an ambiguous face‚ surging from socialist ideas developed in a strong nationalistic way‚ embracing monarchy and free-trade; it also had expansionist policies. Mussolini himself was in fact socialist‚ but as his party was not getting as many votes as he expected he shifted to fascism‚ but reluctantly breaking his links with socialism. The rise and the consolidation of power was done in a superficially legal manner‚ but a party led by a dictator needs a harsh rule to stay in power
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fascist leaders—Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Josef Stalin‚ Francisco Franco--were able to establish a cult of personality. They used their devotees as pawns in the war to further their anti-Semitic and anti-Allied Powers agenda. The founder of fascism and Duce of Italy‚ Benito Mussolini‚ was perhaps the most effective at doing this‚ partly due to the prevailing attitudes during his time and the circumstances that Italy was facing. What was happening in Italy at the time? Traditional liberal beliefs
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Benito Mussolini of Italy created the fascist party in 1919‚ and he later was able to implement a fascist regime in Italy from 1922 to 1943.[1] Fascism is an ideology that emphasizes the militarization of society‚ culture‚ and economy.[2] By using a secret police and strong military‚ fascist dictatorships are able to strip “citizens of individual rights and [subordinate] them to the will of the collective.”[3] After World War I‚ Italy suffered from a major economic crisis. During this crisis‚ Italy
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