Philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
The philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle had different points
of-view but they were also similar in some ways. For example, all three
philosophers had their own thoughts on the subject of justice and government.
Socrates belief on this matter was that democracy was an unwise form of
government. He thought that the electing of the people was unfair justice.
Plato had some of the same beliefs. He believed that government should only
have rulers who had the intelligence and education appropriate for the matter.
His thoughts were that a job should be done only by those who are best suited
for it. To him aristocracy was a perfect form of government.
The point of Socrate's philosophies were to make people think about the
questions he would often ask. The reason for these questions being asked were
to have people to their own thoughts and opinions toward life. He did not think
a person with the right mind should follow the steps of their ancestors.
Instead of going around asking questions, Plato, another philosopher, would
write his own conversations with imaginerary people. These conversations would
cover much of the same topics that Socrates had tried to cover earlier. These
topics mostly dealt with life such as government, opinions toward justice and
how people really viewed education.
Aristotle also had his own theories towards his belief of the "right
government". He wanted his results to show happiness among the people.
He'd mainly collect information from studying living creatures and
observing t ...