In the process of time, commander-in-chief (strategos autokrator) was started to be selected by eklesia (church) from citizens. After Ephialtes was killed, Perikles who was the leader of democratic party because of his success in politics in his early age grabbed the power.
If it wasn’t for the Athens Empire, fully democratic system wouldn’t be declared in the second half of the 5th century BCE. …show more content…
Socrates’ political philosophy was shaped by his epistemology and ethical theory. Socrates expected an administrator to be expert in the art of politics. So, he regarded politics as a knowledge problem. To tell the truth, Socrates got involved in real politics basically like many other citizens; he didn’t want to go any further. Because, Socrates believed that a person mustn’t be involved in real politics so as not to lose the sense of justice. Likewise, according to Socrates, real politics is nothing but twisting the facts. When we analyse the ethics and politics philosophy of Socrates, we first encounter with the fact that he is an idealist and consistent moralist. The thing that is preferential for him is the moral knowledge that creates ethical