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70 pages of Plato's "Republic" and Alan Ryan's "On Politics..." resumed in 9 pages
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1.
According to Plato, who should rule ?
Answer: The Experts (Epistemocracy), ruling is a skill that requires knowledge.
2.
[A bit of History] What do you know about Plato ?
Answer: Lived in 428-347 BCA in Athens Well known philosopher, taught by Socrates Founded the Academy (lasted 300 years) Tried to teach Dionysius I (tyrant of Syracuse) how to be a philosopher king
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[A bit of History] What do you know about Athens ?
Answer: City state Popular democracy (limited to free male citizens) Regular meetings : ekklésia Urgent matters handled by a council of 500 citizens chosen by lot : boulé
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Plato\'s 2 criticisms of popular democracy
Answer: Leads to disorder/anarchy and reign of false
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3 dangers of demagogues
Answer: - The people is susceptible to flattery and demagogues - They can persuade the masses that their erats (fake political craft) is real - Undermines the habits of thought and reasonable expectations
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What is a demagogue ?
Answer: A Sophist, a populist, or someone who uses rhetoric to overturn preexisting opinions.
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4 theoretical problems of Epistemocracy
Answer: - On which grounds is someone thought qualified to lead ? - Who gets to monitor the admission of the experts ? - Are the ruling experts going to be accepted by the people ? - Will they rule fairly ?
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[A bit of History] What do you know about Aristotle ?
Answer: Lived in 384-322 BCA Was student and critic of Plato Mentored Alexander the Great Founded the Lyceum
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According to Aristotle, what is the fairest way to select rulers ?
Answer: Lottery
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Why would lottery be the fairest selection of political rulers ?
Answer: In a democracy, nobody is better than anybody else, therefore everybody should have equal rights to participate in politics. Lottery gives equal chances to everyone.
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