Nov 26, 2019 08:00:00

Why does democracy end up in the 'popular support of the tyrant'?

Democracy is a form of politics in which the masses have sovereignty , but the ancient Athenian philosopher Plato perceived that tyrants were born from democracy. Associate Professor Lawrence Torcello, Department of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, points out similarities by superimposing the history of tyrants from ancient democracy and modern history.

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In ancient Greece, the birthplace of democracy, Eclesia , a meeting where citizens hold political debates, was held regularly. Of course, a civil society was also held in Athens, the ancient Greek capital, and men who were 18 years old or older were allowed to speak and vote freely in the civil society.

What was emphasized in such a public assembly was not “evidence or truth” but “reason”. Aristotle Logic Prior to announcing a series of works on, sophist 'experts of the speech focused on controlling the emotions of the audience,' called was the protagonist of Ecclesia. At that time, rather than accumulating facts, emphasis was placed on making others believe in their claims.

According to an example in a private assembly, Associate Professor Torcello pointed out that 'powers were using the collective will of the people by appealing to the emotions themselves, rather than changing the will of the people from evidence and facts.' The The example given by Associate Professor Torcello is

Pericles, a politician who built the heyday of Athens. Associate professor Torcello said, “The history of war ” by the Greek historian Tukidides said , “When we knew that acting in dignity could inspire the audience even more, Pericles was always dignified. I regained the audience's trust when I thought I was afraid, and what was in the name of democracy was domination by Pericles.

Pericles monopolized the position of the highest power of Athenianism, and it flourished by winning the Persian War . However, by using the funds of the Delos Alliance formed for Persia for Athenia, a number of rebels were issued, and their authority disappeared. I fell sick and died. The history of the Battle of Tukidides describes the bloody history of the Peloponnesian War that occurred between the Delos Alliance with Athenians and the Peloponnese Alliance with Sparta.

Plato's book “ Socrates's defense ” is a story about Socrates being sentenced to death by voting as a result, while listening to his defense against the innocent crimes worn by him. Associate professor Torcello gave an ancient example: `` It was common today in the Athenians to 'disregard facts and appeal to emotions and let others believe in their claims.' “An anti-elite movement incitement is underway in democratic nations such as Turkey, England, Hungary, Brazil, and the United States, which appeals to nationalist pride and inspires emotions.”