Plato's: The Coronavirus
Would you ask your friends to "vote" on what's wrong with your body every time you felt sick? No? Then how could you ask them to vote for anything?! And if all our political problems were reducible to problems of health, would we even consider democracy at all? Well... Plato may not have predicted the outbreak of Covid-19, but through his work, a golden thread exists to show that somehow, he knew all about its implications...
Writer and Presenter - Michalis Michailidis
Director/Cinematographer/Editor - Adam Petritsis
Sound Mix - Lolek
Original Music Score - Penny Biniari
Miniatures Model Layout - Adam Petritsis
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Video Summary
AI GeneratedThis video examines Plato's skepticism of democracy and the danger of technocracy, using the COVID-19 pandemic as a modern parallel. It explores the necessity of virtue in leadership and warns how emergencies can lead to the surrender of democratic agency to experts, while also noting how the pandemic has hindered YouTube's ability to review and revoke censorship actions.