Plato, the Philosopher Poised Between Oligarchy and Philosophy
Plato’s well known skepticism of democracy seems the result of his fear of what happens when you put things to a vote. That’s how Socrates died — voted into a death sentence when his case was presented to a Greek jury.

‘Plato: A Civic Life’
By Carol Atack
Reaktion Books, 240 Pages
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