A Study of The Concept of Political Philosophy of Plato

Abstract

This article aims to study the political concepts of Plato. From the study found that:  The political ideology arose from the turbulence in the city of Athens. This caused Socrates, Plato’s instructor, to be executed because of his social and political criticism. After Athens had been under Sparta’s government, Plato travelled to many places to increase his knowledge. At later time, he returned to Athens and established an academy institution with the objectives of making it an educational center for enlightening the educational and political knowledge to the people. The good characteristics for a political leader are healthy and possessed of cheerful minds. The scholarly kings who govern the countries must be well educated. The ideal political characteristic is to provide education for the people. Plato’s great governing category is aristocracy. The religious influences towards Plato’s political ideology are based on Metaphysics in the world of form. The distinctive point of political development is to strictly follow the rules and regulations. On the contrary, the political weakness is the people’s educational deficiency. Generally, the politicians take advantages rather than sacrifice themselves to the nation. Plato’s political ideology is to work in divisions. The social political problems in political societies arise from over imagination. The political strength depends on co-operative organization. The human influence on the creation of political societies is the mental enhancement. The education which is the implementation for social improvement is arithmetic, geometry and astronomies.