Plato Essay

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This essay attempts to disprove platos conclusion that democracy is a bad form of government. This is based on his premis that democracy is a form of government in which citizens make fundamental societal decisions. World renowned philosopher, Plato, concludes that Democracy is a bad form of government, however, I will attempt to disprove this based on the first premiss of his argument. Premiss 1 of Plato's argument, supporting his conclusion, states that, "democracy is a …

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…not a form of government in which fundamental societal decisions are made by the majority of citizens, but rather are made by the leader who seeks the greater interest of society as a whole. By disproving this premiss, I have disproved Plato's conclusion that democracy is a bad form of government. This is so because according to my argument, it is the task of the leader of a democratic government to seek society's greater interest.