Polis

factors that developed in Greece that helped Athens become the first democracy including the polis and new concepts of citizens, trade and colonization, as well as writing and written laws. The first major development in Greece was the introduction of city-states, the polis.…

Comparing Athenian Democracy and Modern US Democracy Jason Rochon History 2321: World Civilizations I May 25, 2016 As man progressed from a nomadic lifestyle into a more urban lifestyle, the need for some sort of structure arose. With cities forming and urban populations increasing, the need for law and order grew. Early civilizations developed varying forms of government to address the rising needs of urban city life. Of these forms of government, democracy is one that has endured…

points include a platonic view of marriage, which is comparable to animal breeding. He also shows a strong belief in communal family. In addition, he explains why he believes that philosophers should rule. Marriage is expressed platonically in the polis, which contrasts with the ideal of common monogamy in today’s society. Instead, the members in the guardian class share women along with their children, and marriage does not include living together. Plato proposes, “That all these women are to…

valiant in battle. Although they were outnumbered, but they still fought for everything they believed in, their pride for Polis, their hate towards the Persians, the phalanx, and their thoughts towards death. Leonidas and the “300” confronted the Persians at Thermopylae even though it was impossible to stop their invasion of Greece, because of their pride for their Polis. If they retreated at Thermopylae, it would bring shame upon Sparta, and its people. It is the same idea for the hoplites.…

Plato goes on to call meddling injustice, and while attempting to move into a higher class might cause a small disturbance by today’s standards, it would most likely not bring ruin to the city. However, seeing as one of Plato’s main goals for the Polis is a just city, any slight disturbance such as trying to move into another class because of money or virtue might disturb the balance and ruin the city in the long run. Plato’s tactic for getting each class except for the noblest class—the…

The study of family relationships is both fascinating and complex because every family has a different dynamic and connection. Within the family itself, there are different relationships between the individual members. A sister and brother have a different connection than two brothers do; a mother and a daughter have a different dynamic than a father and a daughter, and spouses interact differently with one another than they do with their children. Every member of the family brings something…

Name: Miriam and Alexa Social Studies Faction: Moderate Democracy Period:6-109 Subject: Citizenship The men who were citizens of Athens each had a say in making its laws and were allowed to vote for whatever politicians they wanted in regular elections. A person had to be born in Athens in order to be a citizen. All the citizens decided how the city was run, which was called Democracy. But many people believe that this was not really a democracy because women and children…

Aristotle and John Stuart Mill were two famous philosophers known for their studies in politics. Aristotle believes the best form of government is a polis, while Mill believes a more laid back structure is better. He believes the people should be ruled by the harm principles. Although they have very different ideas on how the people should be ruled, there are many similarities between the two. Aristotle was a great philosopher from the BC era. He had very strong views on how the…

The fundamental separation between the religion of the people and the secular did not obtain in Socrates time. Priest were appointed and recognized by the whole city and their job was to interpret the desires of the gods. The basics being that human beings were to fear the gods, sacrifice to them, and honor them with festivals and prayers. The sacred were woven into the everyday life of the Athenians, and they demonstrated their piety by following rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices. Consequently…

While reading Antigone I saw many sociological aspects of the myth. It was definitely trying to guide people on how the oikos and polis should interact with each other. In my opinion Sophocles was trying create a separation between household and government affairs. Burying ones loved ones would be a household affair. Antigone felt that because Polyneices was her brother and because it was a religious custom to bury ones’ love ones so they would rest in peace and not haunt the family, she needed…