Democracy is in a sorry state. It turns out to be outdated news. In Plato’s State, democracy has no high status. Among the five options he describes for forming a state, democracy is the second lowest. Lower is only tyranny. In fact, democracy is already on its way to becoming a tyranny.Is it something we recognize? Some would argue, that we are already there.
The State
Democracy is in a sorry state. It turns out to be outdated news. In Plato’s State, democracy has no high status. Among the five options he describes for forming a state, democracy is the second lowest. Lower is only tyranny. In fact, democracy is already on its way to becoming a tyranny.Is it something we recognize? Some would argue, that we are already there.