Question

In The Republic, Plato proposed _____________________.

• A. Direct democracy as the best form of government
• B. A Republic based on democratic ideals
• C. A hierarchy based on skills needed to make political decisions
• D. A benevolent monarchy
• E. A democracy organized into separate lawmaking bodies

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Direct democracy as the best form of government

In The Republic, Plato proposed Direct democracy as the best form of government. Plato's philosophy for democracy was, Plato uses the "democratic man" to represent democracy. The democratic man is the son of the oligarchic man. Plato describes necessary desires as desires that we have out of instinct or desires that we have to survive.