Athenian Thesis and Socratian Answer.
Date Submitted: 08/22/2004 03:56:56
Category: / Social Sciences / Politics
Length: 6 pages (1604 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Politics
Length: 6 pages (1604 words)
Machiavelli, when writing to the Prince of Florence, once said that the purpose of
politics is 'acquisition and maintenance'. A perfect example of this comes in the Speech
of the Corinthians (1.69). When speaking of the growing Athenian aggression, the
Corinthians accuse the Spartans of allowing the Athenians to gain the power that they've
come to gain.
" For all this you are responsible. You it was who first allowed them to
fortify their city... you, Spartans, …
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…constant pursuant of self
gratification, their stability as a nation would probably be much stronger, but Socrates
would say their stability of longevity wouldn't be important in this world, but would they
continue on to the afterlife? The Athenians were capable of being a just nation, but with
men as rulers, and the power of temptation just too strong to resist, things happened as
they will, and Athenians took the easier of the two options.
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