Which Regime Are You?

Plato's five regimes — and which one you embody

In Book VIII of the Republic, Plato argues that political regimes and human souls correspond. Each regime has a characteristic type of person, a defining passion, a strength it cannot see past, and a fatal flaw it cannot escape. Twenty questions will tell you which one you are — and what that means about where you're headed.

Aristocracy
Rule of wisdom
Timocracy
Rule of honor
Oligarchy
Rule of wealth
Democracy
Rule of freedom
Tyranny
Rule of desire
A Millerman School production · 20 questions · About 6 minutes