CONCENTRATED POLITICAL POWER Should political power be concentrated in the hands of a few leaders, or should it be widely dispersed among the members of a society? Many great Philosophers ranging from Plato to Marx have pondered this question over time. Historically many major civilizations were based on systems of organization stressing centralized power and control. The attempt was to create and ensure a stable and orderly way of life but as society evolved the …showed first 75 words of 1329 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1329 total…centuries encompassing various political ideologies and ideas. No perfect system or utopia has been found, and the debate continues. Bibliography „h Honer, Stanley M; Hunt Thomas C; Okholm Dennis L, Invitation to Philosophy, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1998 „h Abel, Donald C, Fifty Readings in Philosophy, United States of America, McGraw-Hill, 1994 „h Kaplan, Abraham, The Pursuit of Wisdom-The Scope of Philosophy, London, Collier Macmillan Publishers, 1977 „h Holt, Henry, Contemporary Philosophy, New York, Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1954