Plato And Machiavelli's View Of Human Nature

Human nature has shaped the world differently. Human nature is defined as a characteristic which all humans share a type of feeling and behavioral traits of humankind. Policies and how a country function is determined by governing parties. In Karl Marx, Plato, and Niccolo Machiavelli, they all discuss human nature as a concept of how citizens should follow laws; however, it seems that their concepts of human nature are outdated as it defines ancient Greece and historical functional cities. In fact, Ulrich Beck’s theory of cosmopolitan which is having a singular culture, social norms, and law, is fundamentally a good concept for human nature as it identifies the worldwide problem where human should regulate corruption. Ultimately, this paper …show more content…
The city represents what he calls “polis” which is defined as the good life. Good life meant that the needs of a cycle of reproduction, but also the ability to communicate and discuss political action allowing full legalization of humanity. Within the city life, there are class systems: bronze, silver, and gold. In the bronze class, it consists of typical human beings such as farmers, carpenter, and shoemakers. The silver and gold classes consist of what Plato explains as Guardians that protect the city; however, in that small group of guardians, there are leaders that rule the city which is the gold class. People in the city are only allowed to specialize in one specialty. In addition, there are no rich or poor classes since it deteriorates the products that are produced. Focusing on the Guardians, children in this class are educated with a false story that illustrates Heroes dying as an honorable action. Plato explains that “fear is that all that shuddering will make our guardian more emotional and soft than they ought to be” (Plato…….). Thus, the city needs to control stories so that guardians would not be afraid to die for the state. In addition, the state does not favor singular families. Anyone younger than a person was considered a son or a daughter. Women were considered equal to men in this city. Guardian women had to train like men. For example, in the gym, women were required to train naked too. In addition, Plato explains how a philosopher king should rule the city. Plato explains that the gold classes who are guardians should rule the city as they are able to understand concepts. For example, Plato uses the cave theory to help digest the understanding of the concept. He explains that all citizens start off in the cave. The citizens are able to see the images on the wall, but they do not