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Typical you are downvoted for accuracy because it doesn't conform to populist belief. What most people don't know is Aristotle's teacher, Socrates, was a milit
by will_brown 9y ago
Typical you are downvoted for accuracy because it doesn't conform to populist belief.
What most people don't know is Aristotle's teacher, Socrates, was a military leader/hero and firmly believed the best form of government would be an authoritarian council of philosophers. Similarly contrary to popular belief Niccolò Machiavelli - despite what people know about his work most famous work The Prince - firmly believed democracy was the best form of government.
Obviously these truths run counterintuitive to what people think.
- wdr1 9y agoAristotle was taught by Plato, not Socrates. Socrates died when Aristotle was still relatively young. It was Plato who believed the ideal ruler would be a philosopher-king, but he also explicitly stated it was not a realistic option because the same philosopher-king could also be a tyrant.