Plato's Republic (Books VIII and IX): A Conversation with Marcus Gibson
New Books in Ancient History
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The Three Parts of the Soul
I was struck in reading that it brought to mind Lincoln's Lyceum address, in which he talks about how mob rule undermines faith in the law. So perhaps we do have more to worry about. I think that those observations point us then back in the direction that Aristotle ran with,. The need for a mixed regime and drawing on elements from a more oligarchic and a more aristocratic form of government.
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