Monarch puts the needs of his people before his own. The second tier is Oligarchy and Aristocracy. Both of these are “the rule of the few” but Oligarchy was considered a better form because the Oligarchy was not necessarily influenced by money and class whereas Aristocracy was. The third tier was Polity and Democracy. Both of these were “the rule of the many” but Democracy was considered better for the same reasons that Oligarchy was better than Aristocracy. With his teachings of philosophy‚ and his
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Dexter Luu “A State is as the men are; they grow out of human characters” (Glaucon‚ “The Republic”). In Plato’s “The Republic‚” Socrates‚ Glaucon‚ and Adeimantus discuss five forms of government - aristocracy‚ timocracy‚ oligarchy‚ democracy‚ and tyranny - and the individuals the five systems create. These forms of government are not solely used to define societies‚ however. They can be used to characterize anything‚ such as courses offered at a school. Hercules High School is a good example
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Angel Ugalde Was Ancient Athens truly democratic? The definition of democracy is “ rule by the people”‚ so.. was Ancient Athens ruled by the people? No Ancient Athens was not TRULY democratic‚ evidence supports why it wasn’t. “The franchise is open to all men who are of citizen birth by both parents” (Document B) Basically in order to be a citizen‚ both your parents have to‚ and you have to be a male. This is not just. Women should have say in what they believe is right and wrong‚ so pretty much
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The ancient Greece city-states had several different forms of government‚ monarchy‚tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ democracy‚ and aristocracy‚ each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Not all city-states maintained a uniformly way of government‚ and not each city-state maintain a single type of government during that time period. Depending on where you were and when you were determined what government type. A monarch by definition from the website dictionary.com is “a hereditary sovereign‚ as a king
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Unlike other forms of government democracy is indeed the little man; each individual is often inter-connected from how everyone else lives their lives. Thus‚ democracy brings with it a greater perspective than most governments. In a dictatorship‚ oligarchy‚ aristocracy‚ or any other type of government ruled by one or only several people‚ the view of the state is limited. One of its obvious outcomes is about economic growth such as a particular flaw in the economy‚ which would be unnoticed by the ruler(s)
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Everyone has a Voice Greece had four different forms of government. Monarchy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ and democracy. Each city in Greece had their own form of government‚ along with its own laws‚ army‚ and money. I will be focusing on a democracy. One of Greece’s forms of government was democracy‚ and it affected people’s daily life because all citizens share in ruling power. When I say democracy you may be thinking of the modern form of democracy‚ but ancient greece democracy is different than the
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was a monarchy‚ but Greece was a democracy. The rule of Persia was a very benevolent dictatorship. The Greeks however lacked unity. Greece was not a single political entity‚ but consisted of many different governments. These societies were either oligarchies or monarchies.
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even more thanks to the tendency or instinct to survive by human nature‚ this is what causes the ruler to take advantage of citizens‚ starting a war against perceived enemies when in fact the real enemies are themselves against their government. Oligarchy‚ power vested on a dominant class‚ unstable in an intrinsic way‚ clearly distinction between rich and poor. It doesn’t give importance to specific values‚ temperance and moderation because dominating wasteful tendencies to accumulate money. Timarchy
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Metaphysics: Plato’s greatest contribution to modern society is found in his theories relating to metaphysics. These is now referred to as Platonism (or Exaggerated Realism). Plato divides his world into two aspects: the intelligible world and the perceptual world. The Perceptual world: Plato saw the perceptual world around us as imperfect copies of the intelligible forms or ideas. The Intelligible world: Forms are unchangeable and perfect‚ and only comprehensible by the use of intellect and understanding
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Ancient Greece started during the period called the Archaic age. “During the so-called Greek Dark Ages before the Archaic period‚ people lived scattered throughout Greece in small farming villages. As they grew larger‚ these villages began to evolve.”(Ancient Greece) Just like other countries‚ Ancient Greece did not start off as an advanced civilization‚ but‚ over time‚ Ancient Greece became more advanced and wealthy. Some essential characteristics that helped Ancient Greece become more advanced
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