Second Spanish Republic

While the U.S. prides itself on being one of the world’s oldest and fairest democracies, the reality is that the American political system is full of anachronisms that have been excised in other democracies. For example, the antiquated American system of first-past-the-post voting, which prevents third parties from gaining any headway against the Republicans or Democrats, has been rectified with proportional voting systems in countries like Sweden and the Netherlands. Similarly, our system of…

In Books II through IV of the Republic, Plato argues that censorship is necessary for good moral education of the guardians and auxiliaries of the kallipolis. In this paper, I will explain the purpose of moral education, Plato’s process of censoring of the student’s learning materials, and showcase that censorship is a necessary quality of good education. I proclaim that censorship is indeed essential for good education since it teaches the students to imitate the right people/actions and allows…

who were loyal to the democratically elected Spanish Republic, were called the Loyalists or Republicans. This group of people fought for the democracy in Spain, that has being gained after the fall of the monarchy. The opposite group, who favored a conservative and militaristic system, also was a fascist rebel group led by the General Francisco Franco, was called the Nationalists. It was a war between ideals, democracy and fascism. That’s why the Spanish Civil war is described as a dress…

Even Genius People can be Wrong (An Argument against three points in Plato’s The Republic) “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” (Vonnegut) Plato explains the perfect city and their perfect kind. He follows the idea of Vonnegut’s stable community and uses many different ideas to explain how to create this perfect city. Some of his best…

For the second part of this project, I will be designing a process tracing research design for the theory regarding resilient Monarchs as stated by Menaldo (Menaldo, 2012). The theory states that countries in the Middle East and North African region (MENA) that are monarchies will have a higher level of political stability, when compared to the MENA republics. My research question will therefore be ‘How are Mena monarchies able to remain politically relatively stable, when compared to the…

There are many forms of government practiced in Renaissance Italy. With this in mind, the main functions of the government were to create and enforce laws and institutions (republics); as well as make laws by decree (signori). (Najemy, pg 195) Also, the government’s were responsible for public order, control of violence, justice, military/war, tax/finance, and diplomacy. (Najemy, pg 195) Thinking about this, enforcing laws and institutions, as well as making laws by decree are both very…

and the evils that come along with it?” Drawing on Plato’s Republic, I will argue that Frank Underwood is a true tyrant due do his close relations with Thrasymachus and his definition of justice, and his relentless drive for power that takes advantage of the unnecessary appetites of the democracy and finally, I will conclude Frank Underwood is truly a tyrant because all his unlawful desires will only leave him in a state of…

The Prince 's Usefulness to “Our” Modern Political Leaders Machiavelli 's (1469-1527) work The Prince could easily be subtitled “The Art of Statecraft: How to Govern [Well?].” Machiavelli, sometimes referred to as “the first realist in politics,” wrote The Prince (1513) in an attempt to ingratiate himself to the ruling Medici family. The Medici family had dismissed him, suspected him of conspiracy, and banished him from the city of Florence only the year prior (1512). It is my contention…

Napoleon Bonaparte was an exceptionally influential political and military leader, and became the first emperor of France. He was born in France in 1769, and started learning military tactics early on, first at a military college, then upgraded to a military academy. He graduated early from the academy, then soon rose to power where his real career began and where he made some good and bad choices. Many people today still have strong opinions on whether or not he was good for France or not. One…

In Plato’s Republic, education is the primary means of creating the model citizen for the state. Education is, in other words, the means of ensuring children grow up to be well-adjusted, high-performing citizens loyal to the state. But Plato (in the person of Socrates) makes certain stipulations about what that education should be in terms of its curriculum, and in regards to who designs it which indicate Plato is, in fact, espousing indocrtination, as opposed to education, as a means to…