s no regard to reason and Plato stresses strongly that reason is a key factor in any society that is to flourish. In addition this system promotes equality and this basically disregards value and merit. This arrangement of government is also inconvenient in that there is a distinct need for laws in order to keep the citizens and rulers in line. A democracy actually contains three classes of individuals, each with a prime downfall that is not favorable for the public. First there is the upper class, which is basically the left over residual oligarchic patrons who are still too wealthy for a democratic, equal lifestyle. There are the workers in this population who work with their hands and are the craftspeople. These people are the majority of the society and are the ones that need and partake in the ruling procedures at the same time. Finally there are the drones within this democratic society and they are the individuals who feed off the contributions of the rich, upper class. None of these groups prove to be beneficial towards building an abounding civilization.Plato has a very set idea of a perfect, aristocratic society that in essence is supposed to benefit the entire community. He feels that only select individuals should have the chance to rule the State. What he doesn’t consider though, is that the majority of the rulers in a democracy are qualified in ways that he doesn’t actually acknowledge as legitimate. The leaders of democracies are confident and successful in the roles they play within their own specific societies. I think that Plato is mistaken by only comparing their ruling abilities to the standards in that of a tyranny. He bases most of his ideas only on a society that he knows and doesn’t allow for variety or change in his thoughts. Much of his argument is repetitive and unresearched so I believe that without stronger opposition he would ultimately lose the battle in defending an aristocr...
