Daily Diaries of Plato and John Locke

Plato 

50 th day of 399 BC 

My Political Philosophy 

Dear Diary, 

Today my heart bleeds because of the menace of Democracy, which I regard a mob rule. Typically, during today’s rally, I have seen people terming themselves democrats being mere false braggarts; they disrespect moderation, and support insolence (Goldhill, 2018). 

Also, since the execution of Socrates early this year by the Democratic government of Athens, I have belittled this form of governance. Moreover, I hold women with high regard, but till date, the democratic government of Athens does not permit them to vote. Furthermore, the government is allowing slavery (Robephiles, 2016).  

As such, I long for an ideal city, which will be radically communitarian where each individual will work for the entire society. Hence, I hope to see women better than what I watch in my neighborhood through the window today; being wives and mothers. However, the central government will be free to censor artists because they are portraying a copy of truth that misleads those experiencing it (Robephiles, 2016). 

I will be writing soon. 

Plato. 

John Locke 

August 8 th, 1689 

Religious Tolerance 

Dear Diary, 

Today I was in the city, but it was in a mess after agents of the government dispersed and killed people gathered for worship. Together with the church, the government is working towards forced religious uniformity (Turner, 2016).  

Nonetheless, from a look of things, religious faith is beyond the purview of the political society, and the religious philosophies of citizens are not the government’s business. Typically, political power entails physical force, while true belief cannot be  forced (Turner, 2016) . 

Forcing people to a given religion only yields the riots and chaos seen in the city today. This is because of the emergent anger, bitterness, and resistance from those forced to give public statements of belief and loyalty to what they do not believe to be true in their hearts and minds (Ebeling, 2016). 

Hence, the church and government should admit tolerance for people to find God their own way, and employ reason, urging, and be good role models to win over others to their beliefs (Ebeling, 2016). 

I will be writing soon. 

Locke 

References 

Ebeling, R. (2016). John Locke Is Needed Now More than Ever. Retrieved 19 July 2019, from https://fee.org/articles/john-locke-is-needed-now-more-than-ever/ 

Goldhill, O. (2018). 2,400 years ago, Plato saw democracy would give rise to tyrannical leaders. Retrieved 18 July 2019, from https://qz.com/1293998/2400-years-ago-plato-saw-democracy-would-give-rise-to-a-tyrannical-leader-filled-with-false-and-braggart-words/ 

Robephiles. (2016). Key Concepts of the Philosophy of Plato. Retrieved from https://owlcation.com/humanities/Key-Concepts-of-the-Philosophy-of-Plato 

Turner, B. (2016). John Locke’s Top 5 Radical Political Ideas. Retrieved 19 July 2019, from https://www.learnliberty.org/blog/john-lockes-top-5-radical-political-ideas/