According to Plato's "The Republic" what is the best (out of three) state/government?

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According to Plato's "The Republic" what is the best (out of three) state/government?

2007-06-16 06:06:00 · 2 answers · asked by inthemaking 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government

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He believed that the best was a benevolent dictatorship. Unfortunately this was a theoretical posibillity as there is no history of such a government surviving. Rather sad really.

2007-06-16 06:10:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

I thought that Plato's idea of the best type of government is an Aristocracy. But he eventually believes that this government would fall into a Tyrannical type of government.
If you have read any of Machiavelli, his ideas on government are pretty interesting also.(The Roman Republic), which is similar to what we have now.

2007-06-16 13:23:03 · answer #2 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋