Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Plato's communism of family and property was largely derived from the experience of:
- 1. Stagira
- 2. Sparta
- 3. Athens
- 4. Venice
A1 & 2
B1 & 3
C3 only
D2 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 2 only — Plato modelled his communism of property and family on the experience of Sparta, so the answer is 2 only.
Explanation
★Plato modelled his communism of property and family on the experience of Sparta, so the answer is 2 only.
★Sparta's austere, militarised life, its common messes, state-reared warriors, and subordination of the family to the city gave Plato a model of collective discipline.
★He admired the Spartan fusion of citizen and soldier and the suppression of private luxury among the ruling Spartiates.
★Stagira is the birthplace of Aristotle, Athens was the democratic city Plato criticised, and Venice belongs to a far later age, so none of these fit.
★Plato refines the Spartan idea by adding philosophic education and extending equality to women among the guardians.
★Sparta's discipline rests on the Lycurgan constitution, and Plato keeps that discipline while rejecting its narrow militarism and neglect of reason.
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