Essay Archive - The Dialectical Cut in Socrates' Soul
The Dialectical Cut in Socrates' Soul
Within the spectrum of the political realm, one of the most
important philosophical questions arises, "What is the best regime?" It is
obvious that the best regime is one of complied consent. There still seems
to be difficulty in deciding the best means to the desired end. Politics,
the ruling force, operates in the realm of opinions. Its counterpart,
philosophy, is an attempt to replace opinions about political things. This
"political science" is the process of acquiring political knowledge for the
guiding of political life. The transformation....
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