Today’s unpredictable and often toxic culture in American politics would represent major shortcomings in the eyes of Plato and Aristotle, who championed wisdom, moderation, and courage as keys to forming functional societies.
Serious governmental flaws entrenched within the United States’ political system oppose Plato’s vision for a just society. Speaking of Plato’s use of dialectics to define wisdom, Political Thinking, Political Theory, and Civil Society explains, “Socrates distinguished between knowledge possessed by particular craftsmen and the kind of knowledge needed to govern a state”. Our current president, Donald Trump, ran a campaign based on his successful career as a businessman. Although successful in his attempt to accumulate governmental …show more content…
This demonstrates the veracity of Plato’s philosophy regarding wisdom. The trait of moderation, or exhibiting self-restraint in order to prevent one’s yearnings from dominating their lives, finds itself disregarded by President Trump, who frequently produces unhinged commentary and inflammatory statements over Twitter. Using social media as an outlet to directly connect to the world, Trump violates Plato’s logic regarding the ability to form amicable relationships by rashly expressing his opinions. Another weakness in the eyes of Plato lies within the quality of courage, or the unwavering allegiance to the defense of society’s values, within American politicians. While legislators running for office often tout their records of being proven fighters, taking on special interests, and opposing harmful policies, the truth often contradicts their claims. Lobbyists donated a total of $14,537,543 to members of Congress, averaging $33,808 per contribution. In Platonic logic, how could
Serious governmental flaws entrenched within the United States’ political system oppose Plato’s vision for a just society. Speaking of Plato’s use of dialectics to define wisdom, Political Thinking, Political Theory, and Civil Society explains, “Socrates distinguished between knowledge possessed by particular craftsmen and the kind of knowledge needed to govern a state”. Our current president, Donald Trump, ran a campaign based on his successful career as a businessman. Although successful in his attempt to accumulate governmental …show more content…
This demonstrates the veracity of Plato’s philosophy regarding wisdom. The trait of moderation, or exhibiting self-restraint in order to prevent one’s yearnings from dominating their lives, finds itself disregarded by President Trump, who frequently produces unhinged commentary and inflammatory statements over Twitter. Using social media as an outlet to directly connect to the world, Trump violates Plato’s logic regarding the ability to form amicable relationships by rashly expressing his opinions. Another weakness in the eyes of Plato lies within the quality of courage, or the unwavering allegiance to the defense of society’s values, within American politicians. While legislators running for office often tout their records of being proven fighters, taking on special interests, and opposing harmful policies, the truth often contradicts their claims. Lobbyists donated a total of $14,537,543 to members of Congress, averaging $33,808 per contribution. In Platonic logic, how could