Which type of government would socrates have most likely supported?
a) a military dictatorship like that of sparta
b) a representative democracy like the one established by pericles
c) a monarchy ruled by an educated and rational "philosopher king"
d) a direct democracy like the one established by athens during the fourth and fifth centuries bce

The type of governmen that socrates would have most likely supported was:

c) a monarchy ruled by an educated and rational "philosopher king"

Explanation:

His first fundament was because he considered that the majority of the population was not smart enough to look for the best for their future and that they were the object of need and low control of their emotions, making them susceptible to a biased and flawed democracy with bribes and corruption. He praised the Spartan monarchy and hoped everyone would have the values their leaders had because for him those values were being lost in society. So he considered a philosopher master capable of assuming the crown of the population and carry out an excellent monarchy.

answer: karl marx, max weber, and emile durkheim (the fourth could be considered georg simmel)

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