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Critically discuss the simile of the large and powerful animal and of the ship as an argument against democracy.
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Critically discuss the simile of the large and powerful animal and of the ship as an argument against democracy But in real life all philosophers are social outcasts, says Adeimantus, or they do philosophy for a short while and give it up. Socrates' reply: what do you expect in a democracy like ours? He goes on to give us his famous analogies for democracy in action - living politicians please note: (democracy is like a ship with a deaf short-sighted captain; democracy is like a man in charge of a "large and powerful animal".) In a democratic state like Athens, the Philosopher will lead a quiet life, and won't have scope to help the community: although it may be possible - though hard - to change it for the better. Plato uses the simile of the ship in his book, 'The Republic', to construct an argument opposing democracy. Plato tells us...
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