Plato

Platonism is the oldest form of idealism and Plato himself the progenitor of idealists.

“The Republic” is the most important and authentic work of Plato. It was about political philosophy, ethics, education and metaphysics. Other works of Plato include: “The Politicus”, “The Apology”, “The Meno”, “The Protagoras”, “The Gorgias”, and “The Critias”.

In The Laws Plato recommended that to attain the ‘highest good’ an ideal and direct democracy, in a city-state, should possess nearly 5040 citizens.

Fascism was a product of the 20th century in which conservative adoration for aristocratic hierarchy seemed anachronistic and pragmatically useless as a political stratagem.