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Ancient philosopher Plato may have an answer to why only those skilled in statecraft should rule the unskilled COMMENT | ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled uneasily with the realities of power.

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”.

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And could it hold the key to understanding why, across the West, confidence in democracy is declining? The arguments Plato makes against democracy in The Republic are spoken by the philosopher ...