Platon (about 427 BC-347 BC in ancient Greece)
The ideal country is not only a fantasy and a dream, but also an idea in our hearts, and because of its stability, it is more realistic than all those societies that are in flux and easy to die at any time. Plato's Republic is the center around which all other dialogues are structured. In the Republic, philosophy has reached the peak that ancient thinkers have reached. -Austrian philosopher Popper, the ancient Greek civilization, the ancient Chinese civilization, the ancient Indian civilization and the ancient Egyptian civilization are also known in the world. She once created a brilliant model of thought and system, and her wisdom peak is unmatched. Engels once said: "If theoretical natural science and philosophy want to trace their general principles and development history today, almost all of them have to go back to the Greeks." Plato played a vital role in the formation and development of Greek culture. Like democritus and Aristotle, he was the most knowledgeable and wise encyclopedic scholar in Greece at that time. The position and influence of this great philosopher in ancient Greece in the West was even worse than that of Confucius in China. Plato is undoubtedly the most dazzling star in the dazzling ancient Greek civilization. His Utopia, Drinking Articles, Fiji Articles, Mino Articles and Federow Articles, etc., are celebrated as scholars of all ages.
Plato's influence on medieval Renaissance and modern thought is enormous. During the Renaissance, a large number of Plato's works were rediscovered, and the ancient books preserved in the Islamic world were brought back to Europe, which aroused people's strong interest in ancient Greek art and thought again, thus setting off a movement to explore and sort out ancient culture. People began to re-understand Plato in the process of sorting out ancient books. Some Italian translators of Plato's works formed the "Plato Academy". They translated the first complete works of Plato and christianized Platonism. The Plato Academy they founded had a direct impact on the Renaissance trend of thought, not only in philosophy, but also in the fields of literature and art.
In the field of philosophy, there are countless philosophers whose ideological roots are influenced by Plato. Blondel and Bergson, French behavioral philosophers, are prominent. Hegel's theory of ideas is imbued with a strong Platonic atmosphere from content to form, and carries forward Plato's dialectics. Plato's Republic also inspired the publication of similar works. For example, Thomas Moore's Utopia, Bacon's New Island, and Campala's Sun City all describe the ideal country imagined by the author. Since then, it has had an inestimable influence on utopian socialism and even on the emergence of Marx's scientific socialism theory. In Plato's starry sky of wisdom, The Republic is undoubtedly the most dazzling star. It has been shining on mankind for thousands of years, guiding the direction for mankind, and will continue to radiate its immortal light in the future.