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    Plato believed the ideal state is ruled by philosopher kings and has three classes of citizens - traders, soldiers, and philosopher kings. Each class possesses distinct abilities. Children are separated from their families and receive compulsory education focused on physical, mental, and moral training to prepare them for their roles. Justice is achieved by balancing the virtues of wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice that each class represents. Property and wives are shared communally among the guardian class of philosophers and soldiers to prevent corruption.

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    Plato believed the ideal state is ruled by philosopher kings and has three classes of citizens - traders, soldiers, and philosopher kings. Each class possesses distinct abilities. Children are separated from their families and receive compulsory education focused on physical, mental, and moral training to prepare them for their roles. Justice is achieved by balancing the virtues of wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice that each class represents. Property and wives are shared communally among the guardian class of philosophers and soldiers to prevent corruption.

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    INTRODUCTION

    SOCRATES was the first political thinker.


    Father of Ethics
    "Virtue is knowledge'
    >There are no political writings of him.
    > PLATOwas student of Socrates.
    > He lived between 427- 347 B.c, Greek
    philosopher
    >Father of Philosophy
    THEORY OF IDEAL STATE
    >ORGANIC, NATURAL INSTITUTION
    State is more important than human beings because
    development of human beings happens in state only.
    >*State is individual writ large"
    State is ldeal state because it is ruled by Philosopher
    kings.
    >Plato's ldeal State was a republic with 3 categories
    of citizens:traders (temperance), army( courage)
    and philosopher kings ( wisdom), each óf whom
    possessed distinct nature and capabilities.
    PLATO'S EDUCATION SYSTEM

    >ldeal state is supported by pillar and


    education is one of them.
    >Compulsory education and fullequality of
    opportunity for all citizen, no discrimination
    on ground of birth or gender.
    >Children are separated from family and
    brought in the custody of state.
    >Plato's school: Academy
    THEORY OF JUSTICE
    (Architectonic theory of justice)
    >Every individualshould get justice by state.
    >It draws an analogy between social
    organisation and architecture in order to
    explicate the nature of justice.
    Plato identifies 4 virtues traders
    temperance ) soldiers (courage
    philosopher kings ( wisdom )and justice.
    Justice is blessing, the balancing of these 3
    is justice.
    >0- 10 years:Physical education, sports,
    gymnastics. (strong health so that no need
    of medicines)
    > 11-15 years: Music, maths, history and
    science.
    >16- 20 years : Moral education
    >20 years: First high level examination
    who fails thisexam are send to become
    traders or peasants.
    > 20- 30 years (for those who passed the
    exam):
    Physical, mental and moral training.
    THEORY OF IDEAL STATE
    >ORGANIC, NATURAL INSTITUTION
    >State is more important than håman beings because
    development of humanbeings happens in state only.
    'State is individual writ large"
    >State is ldeal state because it is ruled by Philosopher
    kings.
    >Plato's ldeal State was a republic with 3 categories
    of citizens:traders (temperance), army(courage )
    and philosopher kings (wisdom), each óf whom
    possessed distinct natùre andcapabilities.
    >Mixed government democracy and aristocracy.
    The "STATE"
    >Plato wanted conquest of Sparta against
    Athens.
    >The state shouldneither be small nor to large.
    #FORMS OF STATE
    1) Aristocracy:
    aristocrats
    Govermment in hands ot
    2) Trimocracy: The power or the rule of honour.
    3) Oligarchy: Power in the hands of money.
    4) Democracy: Freedom are most important.
    5) Tyranny: Absolute power on one hand.
    >30years: Second grand examination
    >Who fails this exam are send to be a soldier
    >30-35 years: philosophy education (to those
    who passed the exam)
    >36-50 years:send to deal with problems of
    life
    Then final exam takes place who passes
    becomes philosophical king and failed ones
    are send to become auxiliaries.
    >ACC. To Plato ruler should be one who have
    no fascination for the position of authority so
    they willrule wellon the contrary who wants
    power they willcause degeneration of state.
    COMMUNISM OF PROPERTYAND
    WIVES
    >Plato have clubbed philosophersand
    soldiers together as described them as
    guardian class.
    > Inorder to keep them free from corruption
    he prescribed a way of living known as
    communism of propertyand wives.
    Guardian will keep minimum goods shared
    by all. They will livetogether eat froma
    common kitchen and have noprivate
    property,they will follow principle of
    communism property.

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