Abstract: Plato is a pioneer philosopher and a giant of Western civilization.His masterpiece,Republic,is a pioneer work of Western political philosophy and the source of Western political history.He stressed the idealism and studied the strategy of ruling a country.Based on the good environment of classical civilization of Greece,Republic was written with ten chapters and in a free dialogue style.From the perspective of governmental strategy,Plato analyzed the originality of the city-state countries and the principles of rule by virtue.He also compared the different political systems.He stressed the significance of realizing national justice and the justice of individual souls,and emphasized the importance of ownership of property for the governmental groups,the equality between man and woman,and public education by the country.The political views in Republic have enlightened and deeply impressed the Western political ideologists of the later generations including European enlightenment scholars and the Utopian socialist pioneers.Republic is a treasure of human civilization.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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