Task 3 - Democracy  

Plato believed that democracy was a disastrous system as he believed that the incorrect people were being chosen to rule. in Greek Democracy translates to mob which suggests that vulgar, unwashed and unfit men were being left to rule. Plato's argument is that essentially the people ruling the democracy should be experts and not just 'random' people being voted in due to popularilty they hold when people do not have an accurate representation of ruling. Plato believed that to be fit to rule you had to be a philosopher but not as the kind whom read books and merely passed a degree, but instead someone who has gained an early understand via education by participating in music, mathematics, military experience and physical education from a young age. Plato strongly believed that a special training was key fir any expert with the correct skills set to be able to dominate their field and not everyone beheld nor is capable of having or developing these skills. The comparison used by Plato is that if you were ill or in need of medical attention you would want to go and seek advice from a medical expert and would not let a crowd of people determine their treatment or medication therefore ruling should also be left to the experts and those in the position of ruling should be left to rule with their expertise as well as receiving special training on how to rule efficiently, such as from philosophers.