“Come then, tell me, dear friend, how tyranny arises. That it is an outgrowth of democracy is fairly plain.” So begins part two of Plato’s Republic. In light of the recent storming of the Capitol, ...

Plato, one of the earliest thinkers and writers about democracy, predicted that letting people govern themselves would eventually lead the masses to support the rule of tyrants. When I tell my college ...

An ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period, Plato is considered a fundamental piece of the Western philosophy puzzle. A student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle, Plato's thinking ...

In any Greek city, there are perhaps no more than fifty good draught-players, and certainly not as many kings. –Plato, Statesman In one of Plato’s books, the philosopher Protagoras tells a genesis ...

I first read Plato as an undergraduate. Later, I studied his work in depth during my Ph.D. coursework. Plato viewed democracy as a form of tyranny. He argued that democracy gives power to people who ...

Socrates’ method was to clear his students’ minds of abstractions and assumptions, so that they might attain self-knowledge and learn the practical wisdom of living well. His pupil Plato, however, ...

Former CS Justin Muturi, addressing the media at Ufungamano house on 02, April, 2025. Giving a reason why he was sacked, he told the media that because he persistently questioned the abduction, ...