I’m not here to talk about forming a nation based on my ideas; I’m here to tell you what I think about Plato’s ideas on forming an ideal nation or what he refers to as "The State". Plato’s idea of "The State" is clearly stated in Plato’s "The Republic". He tells us that "A State‚ I said arises‚ as I conceive‚ out of the needs of mankind; no one is self sufficing‚ but all of us have many wants..." When I first read that I had no idea what that line really meant‚ but when it was explained it simply
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Book VII of The Republic Book VII of The Republic says that Socrates says to imagine‚ humans living in a cave‚ their entrance is above them and open to the world. They have been there since they were children‚ their necks and legs are chained so that they can only see in front of them. There is a fire‚ behind them‚ which provides light. There is also a path behind them‚ a little higher than they are. Along the path there is a wall‚ like a puppeteer’s screen. People move along the
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17‚ 1787. In particular‚ the Founding Fathers wanted a Republic U.S. government instead of a democracy for the federal and state governments. The seven figures chose this because they believe in preserving a stable government that protects the rights and liberties of all citizens. To point out‚ keeping a republic secure the rights to individuals and the government is constitutionally or legally limited. The Founding Father believed in a republic because even if sovereign power is held by the people
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Weimar Republic: 1919-1933 Even though it was obvious that Germany could not have won the war‚ a legend was created and spread amongst the German people that the undefeated German army had been stabbed in the back by the democrats (the November criminals). In July 1919‚ the new democratic constitution was passed with a 23 majority. When it was officially proclaimed in August‚ Germany became a parliamentary democracy. The fact that Germany was now a democracy was not taken into account at the Versailles
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I will discuss the concept of a Republic‚ also known as a Representative Democracy. The Openstax American Government textbook describes a Democracy as a political system in which people govern themselves (pg. 8). This system can come in the form of a Representative Democracy or a Direct Democracy. Direct Democracies are ones in which the citizens themselves participate directly in making laws (pg. 14). This type of government occurred in Ancient Athens. The United States Government‚ on the other
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The Decline of The Dutch Republic Document Based Question Essay AP European History Period 2 November 7th‚ 2012‚ First Quarter From the middle of the Seventeenth Century to the early Eighteenth Century‚ the Dutch Republic‚ which in 1648 had it’s independence recognized in the Peace of Westphalia‚ was an important commercial and military presence in Western Europe which later experienced challenges to its security‚ unity‚ and prosperity: in security‚ the Dutch faced navel challenges from
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The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is bordered in the north-west by Afghanistan‚ north by the former USSR and China‚ east by India and south by the Arabian Sea. The Muslim state that emerged from partition of British India on 14 August 1947 included an eastern wing comprising mainly the eastern half of Bengal province and parts of Assam. (The name Pakistan is coinage representing ’Punjab‚ the Afghan border states‚ Kashmir‚ Sing and Baluchistan’) For nine years Pakistan remained a dominion. It was
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somebody nowhere. However‚ gaining knowledge for some could be easy or difficult depending on their desire. Plato is well known Greek philosopher and writer. In the book‚ “The Republic: Book Vll” Plato and Socrates discuss about what would happen if people were prisoned in a cave chained their whole life and how a prisoner would act once outside the cave then force back in. Plato believes without having any education‚ one will be blinded to the truth. Blinding people from knowledge can lead them to confusion
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Successive waves of Arawak migrants‚ moving northward from the Orinoco delta in South America‚ settled the islands of the Caribbean. Around AD 600‚ the Taíno Indians‚ an Arawak culture‚ arrived on the island‚ displacing the previous inhabitants. They were organized into cacicazgos (chiefdoms)‚ each led by a cacique (chief). The final Arawak migrants‚ the Caribs‚ began moving up the Lesser Antilles in the 12th century‚ and were raiding Taíno villages on the island’s eastern coast by the late sixteenth
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In Plato’s work The Republic‚ Plato’s introduces his mentor and teacher Socrates. In this allegory‚ Socrates questions one of his students‚ Glaucon‚ about the ideas behind reason and our senesces. Socrates sets the scene in an eerie‚ dark cave with fire as their source of light. Socrates emphasizes that the men are chained from head to toe and can only see the shadows from the objects that the “marionette players” place in front of the light. The light reflecting from the outside world and the fire
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