Political Science · Western Political Thought
In Plato's Laws, there was an attempt to frame a constitution based on the rule of law for which imaginary state?
AAthens
BCrito
CSparta
DMagnesia ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Magnesia — The imaginary state in Plato's Laws is called Magnesia.
Explanation
★The imaginary state in Plato's Laws is called Magnesia.
★Magnesia is the second best city Plato designs once philosopher rule is set aside.
★Here the rule of law and a mixed constitution take the place of the philosopher king.
★It reflects Plato's more practical and realistic thinking in his old age.
★Athens and Sparta were real Greek city-states, not the imagined polis of the Laws.
★Crito is the name of a Platonic dialogue, not a state.
★So Magnesia represents Plato's blueprint for a workable law governed city.
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