Plato enforces his leaders to believe a Noble Lie for the survival of his society. He then allows his leaders to live above the law and create more lies for the people, so society can function as a whole and just community. In the end, Plato’s society’s ends justify its means because a peaceful society can be created through deceptive elements that have no negative effect on the people. Just like Machiavelli, Plato emphasizes the true idea that deceit needs to be a balancing force when beginning a society. The brief disbanding of Plato’s moral code allows for him to attain his end goal of envisioning a working society in the visible realm for people to live harmoniously similar to Machiavelli’s society where people are unified through lies and
Plato enforces his leaders to believe a Noble Lie for the survival of his society. He then allows his leaders to live above the law and create more lies for the people, so society can function as a whole and just community. In the end, Plato’s society’s ends justify its means because a peaceful society can be created through deceptive elements that have no negative effect on the people. Just like Machiavelli, Plato emphasizes the true idea that deceit needs to be a balancing force when beginning a society. The brief disbanding of Plato’s moral code allows for him to attain his end goal of envisioning a working society in the visible realm for people to live harmoniously similar to Machiavelli’s society where people are unified through lies and