![]() According to Plato, this is a requirement in order for a government to be moral. People in government should have moral knowledge and not just moral opinion. The others who are not dominated by reason should not be allowed to take control of policy. ![]() Morality can be guarded and ensured if those given the chance to have power over it are those whose actions are ruled by reason. The guardians are those who have reason or a dominating faculty which allows them to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong. An important theory that comes from Socrates states that control of policy in government should be given in the hands of the ‘guardians’. ![]() Plato criticises the free choices or freedoms in democracy and the free choice of occupation. Learn More Plato’s criticism of democracy ![]()
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