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Summary Of Plato's Just Society

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The government should find measures to prevent pollution and provide them with a healthier life. While the duties OF the government would be to introduce and enforce stricter laws, that alone will not be enough. For rules and regulations to be implemented, the best way is to for people whom the rules are made, to follow the rules. This makes the rights associated with the rules effective. Take pollution control. There are rules laid down by the government on garbage disposal, on not polluting the seas and rivers. It is the duty of the individual to assist in bringing the pollution down to acceptable limits. So effective steps at the individual’s level is an absolute must. This could be using fewer detergents, adhering to the norms laid down for garbage disposal. Such adherence then becomes part of daily life leading to change constituting a mass movement. Another vital issue is poverty as well as absence of enough shelter present for the people living in the society. Views of various Philosophers: Plato's just society views: In this scenario and in this scenario alone, Plato held that when the three souls (rational soul, spirited soul, …show more content…

In his mind, the purpose of the political community to be fulfilled, all citizens must have a share in judicial and deliberative office, where citizens can learn how to make what he refers to as moral choices. Aristotle’s democratic model required all citizens to sit in the Ekklesia (the principle assembly) and be a member of the Dikasteria (the courts). In this sense, the ethical developments of its members are its primary purpose of the polis and it is this criterion that Aristotle distinguishes it from other subsidiary associations (like religious gatherings or friendship

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