After crash landing on an uncharted island with the boys from Lord of the Flies and struggling to create order, having completed extensive research on the various forms of government and the philosophies of some of the greatest thinkers will be beneficial in creating the perfect system. An ideal government that would work best for the boys can be established to help with any conflicts that may emerge. The ideal form of government that would best fit on the island with the boys would be a combination of an oligarchy and a direct democracy together. An oligarchy is defined as a small group of people having control and in charge. They would meet every so often to decide important questions and to appoint somebody to deal with things while the …show more content…
According to “Biographical Briefing on Hobbes”, Hobbes argued that people are naturally wicked, selfish, and can’t be trusted to govern or make their own decisions because they would act in their own selfish interests if left alone. He believed that all people are equal and that this equality leads to competition and violence. According to Hobbes, governments were created to protect people from their own selfishness and evil. Therefore, he believed in absolute monarchy so that an authority can provide direction and leadership to the country. Hobbes believed that a democracy where citizens are allowed to vote for their leaders would never work (“Biographical Briefing on Hobbes”). As stated in “Biographical Briefing on Aristotle”, Aristotle described the three positive forms of government as monarchy, aristocracy, and constitutional rule. Although he believed that democracy is the least dangerous form of government, people might think they are equal in every way and fail to recognize their different strengths and weaknesses; this would lead to harming the society (“Biographical Briefing on Aristotle”). According to the article “On Oligarchy: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics”, he considered monarchy to be the true form of government and recognized that oligarchy was based not only on numbers and wealth, but on an underlying political ideology with a unique understanding of justice, worth, and merit (“Notre Dame Philosophical
Likewise, there are three main forms of government, each supported by a social "principle": • Monarchies (free governments headed by a hereditary figure, e.g. king, queen, emperor), which rely on the principle of honor. • Republics (free governments headed by popularly elected leaders), which rely on the principle of virtue. • Despotisms (enslaved governments headed by dictators), which rely on fear.
Second Draft This semester, we have finished the book called “The lord of the flies” wrote by William Golding. It’s a story about a group of boy survived in a barren island, and waiting for rescue, at first, they were very peace and help each other. But they have no longer help each other anymore, they separate into two groups, Jack and Ralph. Jack group was returned to the wild, become primitive ; Ralph group was still in civilization, waiting for help.
How are you able to identify of what is hidden? The novel entitled Lord of the Flies by William Golding describes a meaningful tale about a group of young English boys desperate to survive alone on an island. Golding introduces a different way of order and civilization by using hidden contents like the conch, Piggy’s glasses, and the scar. The conch was discovered in the first chapter of the novel by Piggy and Ralph.
A nuclear war displaces a group of English schoolboys on an uncharted Island in William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. Without adult supervision, the older boys must assume roles of power and authority in order to create a system of structure on the island. However, as Eric Hoffer in his article “How Natural is Human Nature” noted, “such power is never free from the tendency to turn man into a thing and press him back into the matrix of nature from which he has risen”(Hoffer). Lord of the Flies explores this “matrix of nature” through the symbolic essence of the war, and the downward spiral of the boys away from civility. Though life without adults at first provides a sense of liberation, this great vicissitude turns once-proper English
Anarchy refers to absence of government; while anarchy is often associated with extremists, it is a necessary tool for checking the excesses of society’s political leadership. Even with the constantly disappointing and corrupt leaders, human beings still vote for new leaders because they have been socialized to believe that governments are necessary for a peaceful society. On the other hand, anarchists argue that anarchy is the most obvious course of action as it will give human beings a chance to create a society they want instead of a society dictated by rules created by the minority rulers. Opponents of anarchy argue that the society will be thrown into chaos in case of anarchy. From analyzing Aristotle and Hobbes’ perspectives
Aristotle saw the conflict in governance as being between oligarchy, which he defined as "rich rule," and democracy, which he defined as "poor rule." He saw how each group would rule the city in order to further their own interests. The rich become richer, and the poor become equal to the rest of the people, because everyone, rich or poor, is born "free." (2021, Ivanovski). Aristotle, unlike his predecessors (Socrates and Plato), argued that democracy is the most likely form of government because the majority of people are poor and will demand equality from the rich.
Throughout history there have been many people whom have proposed the “best’ regime for a society. Two of the most notable and influential people in history were two classical Greek philosophers, Aristotle and Plato. Both philosophers had their own approaches, when explaining which of the six regimes worked best. The six regime types are a kingship, an aristocracy, a polity, a democracy, an oligarchy and finally a tyranny. It is seen that the ‘best’ regime is a kingship, the second best is an aristocracy, and the least of the best is a polity, or a politeia, also known as a constitutional republic.
The goal of society is to correct the human nature and reform it so that it becomes more humane and civilized, but underlying society’s teachings is the basic human nature, that is much more primitive and savage in form. In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of boys become stranded on an island. While there the boys become consumed with an idea of a beast that lives on the island. Though the boys form a democratic society to make a power structure, the power on the island lies not within the hands of any boy, but with the single idea of the beast. The single idea that arose from frightened children spreads like wildfire among the kids, big and small ,shaping every one of their decisions leading them away from civilization and
An Oligarchy, which is the rule of rich individuals, has monetary power, but does not offer equality which causes a failure. Democracy enables freedom but freedom leads to chaos when the subjects revolt.
Aristotle’s politea is often mistranslated as ‘government’, but a more suitable translation is ‘regime’. He views polity as a combination of attributes from oligarchy and democracy. Democracy, in this case can be interpreted as mob rule, unlike modern democracy. According to Aristotle, there are two distinct classes, which cannot overlap; the rich and the poor. Thereby dividing the constitutions into oligarchy (rule of the rich) and democracy (rule of the poor).
An Example of this in in Sparta was with the elders you had to be an aristocrat and of a certain age to have power over the people (Brand, P. J. Athens & Sparta: Democracy vs. Dictatorship). Tyranny is a form of rule that is
Prathik Kurella Ms.Thomas H Eng 2 9/25/22 “Law and Order” in Lord of the Flies “We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything. ”(Golding).
In the book, Ralph asks Piggy on p. 139 “What makes things break up like they do?” This question is how Jack believed that Ralph was not a good leader, he wanted to overtake him so he went off in his own. In the book, The Lord of The Flies, the boys encountered the “beast.” Jack tries to form a meeting by blowing the conch.
Second is to find the best individuals to rule and the ones that will be ruled. Make sure that they have safe, and stable lives to live. Keep the large middle class in line to the rules and keep them stable. Also, make sure it hard to separate the people in the group into different groups. The last point is the have the best lawmakers for the middle class.
The foundational view points formed by Aristotle and the early Christian writers on the purpose and nature of government have laid the basis for all major types of government and even shaped the daily routine of the average citizen with their analysis of the different possible and theoretical forms of ruling. Humans have strived for peace and order through virtuous means since their initial creation. Through this pursuit, the ideas of who should rule, how to rule, and what entails being a good citizen emerged giving life to the political field and government in its rawest form. To this day, the writings of these men have shaped countries, regimes, and entire cultures. Though their opinions may differ, the impact felt is nearly everlasting.