The political dichotomy is a myth.

I said in another post that I’m less familiar with Aristotle, but I thought that was the main divide between them, and was under the impression that Aristotle took the whole “I’m going to make own school” approach to their disagreements. Whereas Plato believed in the rule of the supposed phiosopher-king, Aristotle argued for the value of a more open democracy.

That’s because he is their guy. Remember every time he speaks: he is what Conservatives are asking for.

Socrates and Aristotle Plato also believed rule should be imposed by philospher-kings. They believed in rule by merit, a core right-wing philosophy. The difference between them and modern right-wingers is that the modern ones believe wealth is an indicator of merit.

Edit - Offended two dead philosophers by mixing them up with their rival.