jean - jacques rousseau wrote the republic which describes an ideal society.
jean - jacques rousseau wrote the republic which describes an ideal society.
wrote the republic which describes an ideal society?
jean - jacques rousseau
section::::the ideal form of governance.









































in the republic, the character of socrates outlines an ideal city-state which he calls 'kallipolis'.









































section::::the ideal form of governance.:classes in ideal society.









































plato lists three classes in his ideal society.









































bullet::::1. producers or workers: the laborers who make the goods and services in the society.









































bullet::::2. auxiliaries/soldiers: those who keep order in the society and protect it from invaders
plato's political philosophy
though not yet named as such, media studies' roots are in the chicago school and thinkers such as john dewey, charles cooley and george mead. these authors saw american society on the cusp of positive social change toward pure democracy. mead argued that for an ideal society to exist, a form of communication must be developed to allow the unique individual to appreciate the attitudes, viewpoints and positions of others unlike himself, and allow him to be understood by others as well. mead believed that this "new media" would allow humans to empathize with others, and therefore moves toward an "ideal of human society." where mead sees an ideal society, dewey names it the "great community," and further asserts the assumption that humans are intelligent enough for self-government, and that that knowledge is "a function of association and communication." similarly, cooley asserts that political communication makes public opinion possible, which in turn promotes democracy. each of these authors represent the chicago school's attention to electronic communication as a facilitator of democracy, its faith in the informed electorate, and its focus on the individual as opposed to the mass.
history of media studies