Archive for November, 2014
Sample Essay: Plato On Politics
The following essay was sent in by a student. Below the essay are my comments and suggestions on how it might be improved.
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
Plato’s Word of Political Participation Needs More Consideration in Recent Society
Politics is inserted into the general public and interacts with citizens in many ways. For instance, in an economic basis, we pay taxes to the government occasionally; in a social context, we are guided by the law for justices of what we have done; every election period, we vote and select our governors and legislators. Plato has suggested in his words the importance of participating in politics. He encourages citizens fighting for their rights and shouting out their own voices, or they might lose their chance of getting what they desire for, or at worst case, result in penalties of being ruled by inferiors, of whom should not have been the elected one, but because the majority did not vote, they are elected by the “non-silent” voters.