After speaking with Mr Stewart and gathering some extensive reading for my research, I have made a good start into my special study on the question,
To what extent are the criticisms that the Old Oligarch makes of Pariklean democracy valid?
However, My reading hasn't taken me far in terms the finished essay. It has mostly been about Athenian democracy, which will make the bulk of my essay, but I haven't done any research into old oligarch, besides reading the old Oligarch itself. Therefore, it makes it difficult for me to plan the entire essay at this point.
I will be including an extensive background section on greek democracy, and it origins which will cover in depth some of the following:
- discussion of the original constitution
- the definition of a citizen and the rights they held in the democratic process.
- discussion of the features of Periclean democracy: The assembly, The archons, The army and the navy, The dikasteria (law courts), elected offcials, and how the system was funded.
The section relating directly to the Old Oligarch will include some of the following,
- Speculation about who wrote the Old Olgirach, and any bias or predisposition the source might have.
- the key points of the Old Oligarch notably, how the poor and uneducated are unfit and unable to rule, but the democracy is well-designed to achieve its goals. The key point of the text questions whether democracy is the best way to govern.
The essay will also include a background on pericles, and the important features of the democracy in his time.
For now I will have to continue and expand my reading.
Thanks.
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