Plato valued the pursuit of knowledge over living a life of materialism and because of philosopher’s experience in the allegory of the cave, he believes philosophers should govern all.
Plato believes fearing death is unnecessary and men who do fear death believe they are wise, but they are not, and they believe they know, but really, they know nothing (Apology 29a). Plato is saying that mankind thinks they are smart for living a life of happiness now, but in reality, they don 't understand how ignorant they are for living this way. Life is so much more than what man is going through right now, and Plato says, "I mean, no one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all goods for people, but they fear it as if they knew for certain that it 's the worst thing of all” (Apology 29a). Plato believes people are unreasonably …show more content…
These uneducated people are the men who are stuck in the cave, but yet, they are governing. Plato believes one educated man, a philosopher, should be the one to rule a nation, not one million uneducated people (democracy). "A city in which those who are going to rule are least eager to rule is necessarily best and freest from faction, whereas a city with the opposite kind of rulers is governed in the opposite way" (Republic 520d). Plato is saying that people who are eager to rule are going to amplify their power and take their responsibilities to the extreme and possibly see themselves as a god, like Alexander the Great did. In the opposite way, somebody like a philosopher, who has knowledge and understanding, will simply do the job that needs to be done. Philosophers "are in perfect condition because of their education and their stage of life” (Republic 487a). It would only make sense to appoint a philosopher as king because they are the most educated, just like we elect the most educated people for president in America
Plato believes fearing death is unnecessary and men who do fear death believe they are wise, but they are not, and they believe they know, but really, they know nothing (Apology 29a). Plato is saying that mankind thinks they are smart for living a life of happiness now, but in reality, they don 't understand how ignorant they are for living this way. Life is so much more than what man is going through right now, and Plato says, "I mean, no one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all goods for people, but they fear it as if they knew for certain that it 's the worst thing of all” (Apology 29a). Plato believes people are unreasonably …show more content…
These uneducated people are the men who are stuck in the cave, but yet, they are governing. Plato believes one educated man, a philosopher, should be the one to rule a nation, not one million uneducated people (democracy). "A city in which those who are going to rule are least eager to rule is necessarily best and freest from faction, whereas a city with the opposite kind of rulers is governed in the opposite way" (Republic 520d). Plato is saying that people who are eager to rule are going to amplify their power and take their responsibilities to the extreme and possibly see themselves as a god, like Alexander the Great did. In the opposite way, somebody like a philosopher, who has knowledge and understanding, will simply do the job that needs to be done. Philosophers "are in perfect condition because of their education and their stage of life” (Republic 487a). It would only make sense to appoint a philosopher as king because they are the most educated, just like we elect the most educated people for president in America