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When: Wednesday, September 23 at 09:00 PM
Where: Jazzve, Yerevan, Abovyan Street, 2
Today’s meeting of our English-speaking philosophy club will be about the philosophy of governance. What is the best system for governing a society? Is it democracy? Autocracy? Technocracy? Rule by experts? Or perhaps some system we haven’t considered? In Plato’s Republic, Socrates famously criticized democracy for treating different pursuits and judgments too equally, arguing that not all opinions are equal. This raises a difficult problem - what happens when the most popular opinion is not necessarily the wisest or best one? But could the alternatives inevitably lead to dictatorship and tyranny? Perhaps there are many possible ways to organize a society, each with its own principles, strengths, and dangers. So bring your own perspective: How do you think society should be governed? What system would you choose, and why? We’ll discuss it together over coffee in a comfortable and friendly atmosphere. No background in philosophy or politics is required - just curiosity and a willingness to share your ideas.