The Peloponnesian War ended in the complete defeat of Athens. A few years after the defeat, Athens publicly executed Plato's teacher Socrates. It is said that Socrates died peacefully with a smile. Seeing that history, I am very unwilling and feel very tragic.
Plato, who watched helplessly but was unable to save his teacher Socrates, completely despaired of the democratic politics in Athens, and began to explore a new city-state political system. This is the writing background of The Republic.
He has his original intention and wants to realize his ideal. Although Sparta of Lekugus is a blueprint, his utopia is also the initial achievement of exploring a new city-state political system and the earliest attempt of human beings to explore an ideal political model.
The hardest part is actually in the beginning Like Plato, a bookworm, he was too poor to make a living or even seek a country. His political experiment in Sicily was so bad that it was not accepted. He was even sold into slavery. Without the help of friends, the fate of Plato, a famous philosopher in human history, might be even more tragic.
Now it seems that Plato's exploration is a daydream and unsuccessful.
But I still want to read this book, because I am eager to know the past lives of western philosophy, and I want to see if I can find some shadows and appearances of Socrates from Plato of Socrates. Socrates, who married a shrew's wife, was growled, broad-minded and full of wisdom, and accepted a large basin of water poured from his head.
Prejudice is true even in reading. When I was very young, I knew some short stories about Socrates and remembered the name in my mind. Every time I read a book about him, I will pay more attention inadvertently. Slowly, this concern also flowed to his disciple Plato, and then to Plato's disciple Aristotle.
The utopia is more boring than reading novels. In the process of reading, I have to think about this problem. The version I saw was published in the form of dialogue. Plato, under the guise of his teacher Socrates, paved the way step by step, with clear logic, self-cultivation, and the rule of the country. At this point, Kan Kan expressed his wishes in twists and turns.
A tiger teacher has no dog apprentice. Although not good at making a living, Plato's mind is still full of wisdom. His model is an "ideal country".
And ordinary me, only thinking about "home".
When I read it, I felt that most of the words in the book were reasonable. After so long, I calmed down. I actually feel that many republics are in an "ideal" state. For example, people in the country are in an arranged state that will not change without considering the weakness and inferiority of human nature. But in fact, how can there be permanent people and things in the world?
If nothing else, the sages should never have thought that Europe would fall apart and Greece would go bankrupt one day!
The rapid change of the world is always beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
I've been writing my thoughts about reading, on the good side and on the positive energy side, but I don't know why today, and I really want to sing the opposite.
For example, Plato said, "The ideal country is not a pure fantasy, but a possibility of realization, so that a real philosopher can govern ..." First, I feel very old and pedantic. Then I think philosophers, whether in power or in power, should focus on action, innovation or thinking. Will they just look up at the stars? For thousands of years, politicians have not managed a country that looks perfect and ideal. Why do I feel deeply worried when philosophers come to power?
For another example, "We should send children who have reached the age of 10 to remote rural areas for education, so that they will not be affected by their parents' lifestyle, and the methods of education will be carried out according to the discipline and system we have formulated. In this way, the country can be prosperous and strong in a short time, and the people can get the greatest benefits in a short time. " These words make me feel a little scared. According to the current theory, a ten-year-old child is still a child. In order to make the people get the greatest welfare in a short time and make the country prosperous, we should let the children get together and carry out "deliberate education" without the influence of their parents. Is that "person" or "template"?
It always feels against humanity.
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There are still many people who want to write, some agree and some object. Maybe my level is limited, I haven't seen the essence, and I dare to talk nonsense after reading it, so I have a thick skin.
Today, my head is a little messy, so I let go of my mood and write wherever I want.
Sometimes I find it difficult to really blend in with a group of people. More often, I just walk slowly and alone, feeling that there is only one general direction, only one goal, and walking on my favorite road, that's all.