The Open Society and Its Enemies: The spell of PlatoHarper, 1963 - Philosophy |
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... principle that the stronger shall rule and the weaker be ruled ' , which he describes as a principle according to nature , as the Theban poet Pindar once stated ' . Plato contrasts this principle with another which he recommends by ...
... principle that the stronger shall rule and the weaker be ruled ' , which he describes as a principle according to nature , as the Theban poet Pindar once stated ' . Plato contrasts this principle with another which he recommends by ...
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... principle proper , i.e. the proposal to eliminate ' natural ' privileges , ( b ) the general prin- ciple of individualism , and ( c ) the principle that it should be the task and the purpose of the state to protect the freedom of its ...
... principle proper , i.e. the proposal to eliminate ' natural ' privileges , ( b ) the general prin- ciple of individualism , and ( c ) the principle that it should be the task and the purpose of the state to protect the freedom of its ...
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... principle , i.e. of the sovereignty of the best or the wisest , may actually offer the following counter - argument : ( a ) if ' the wisest ' should decide that the majority should rule , then he was not really wise . As a further ...
... principle , i.e. of the sovereignty of the best or the wisest , may actually offer the following counter - argument : ( a ) if ' the wisest ' should decide that the majority should rule , then he was not really wise . As a further ...
Contents
THE SPELL OF PLATO | 7 |
Platos Theory of Forms or Ideas | 18 |
PLATOS DESCRIPTIVE SOCIOLOGY | 31 |
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