Hellow friend today we will know about the plato.
5th century BC was a period of great turmoil for the
Greeks. The security of city states was under threat from the
Persians. It was the period of Sophists also. They were
freelance teachers. They taught logic and philosophy. Their
method of teaching was called rhetoric. It is was kind of
question and answer method. But only the rich could pay for
it. The ancient Greek society was very much influenced by
Sophist teachers.
Plato was a great Greek Political philosopher. He lived
during 427 BC to 347 BC. He was born in a noble family in
Greece. He had royal blood in his veins also. He was a follower of Socrates. He
was the most well known philosopher in the 5th century BC. By the execution of
his master, Plato lost faith in Democracy. He travelled all across the world and
gave his philosophy in the form of Dialogues or lectures. ‘The Republic’ was his
famous work. ‘The Statesman’, and ‘The Laws’ were other famous works. It
contained his ideas about Justice, Knowledge, and Education etc. He raised the
major questions, “What is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’?, “What is the best
educational system”, “Who is an Ideal Man”? and “What are the qualities of a good government
He instituted the ‘Academy’ also. It was a great centre of learning in
Europe. It was considered as the first university in ancient Europe. He laid the
foundation of Western Political Philosophy. He died at the age of 81.
Ideal State: Plato’s concept of the ideal1 state is given in his book ‘The
Republic’. It also contains his ideas about ‘Justice’, ‘Education’, ‘Ideal Man’ and
best form of government.
According to Plato, the State is like a human being. A human being
consists of three elements2. They are called Reason, Spirit and Appetite. Just
like the individual, in the State also, there are three elements. They are called the
Philosopher, the Soldiers and Workers. Each one possessed a special character
or nature. Reason exists in the Philosopher. It means the ability to think
intelligently. Spirit exists in the Soldier. It means courage and valor. Appetite
exists in the Worker. It means great interest to work and produce results
immediately. Wisdom is the quality of the Philosopher. Courage is the quality of
the Soldier. Appetite is the quality of the worker.
There are certain reasons for the formation of the State. The first reason for
the formation of the state is economic motive. Everyone wants to satisfy his
food and other needs. So, there should be people doing economic activities. The
Workers are engaged in economic activity. Secondly, there is the need for
protection. The soldiers are engaged in protection of the state. Thirdly, there is
the need for government. The philosophers will take care of it.
Plato’s Philosopher is like a King. He is called the Philosopher King. There
is the rule of Philosophy through the Philosopher King. He is the head of the
State. The Philosopher King represents Reason. He is engaged in the
government of the state. The Philosopher King makes laws. But he is above law.
However, he is a true statesman3.
Thus it can be seen that in the Platonic state, there is the system of
specialization of functions. It means that there is a special group of people to take
care of each function of the state like production, protection and government.
Plato’s State is like an individual. All the individual elements like Reason,
Spirit and Appetite should be present in the state in the form of Workers,
Soldiers and Philosophers. Thus, the state reflects human nature. The State is
like a large individual. The state is individual writ large4. The object of the Ideal
State is good life or goodness.
So friend this is all about the plato
5th century BC was a period of great turmoil for the
Greeks. The security of city states was under threat from the
Persians. It was the period of Sophists also. They were
freelance teachers. They taught logic and philosophy. Their
method of teaching was called rhetoric. It is was kind of
question and answer method. But only the rich could pay for
it. The ancient Greek society was very much influenced by
Sophist teachers.
Plato was a great Greek Political philosopher. He lived
during 427 BC to 347 BC. He was born in a noble family in
Greece. He had royal blood in his veins also. He was a follower of Socrates. He
was the most well known philosopher in the 5th century BC. By the execution of
his master, Plato lost faith in Democracy. He travelled all across the world and
gave his philosophy in the form of Dialogues or lectures. ‘The Republic’ was his
famous work. ‘The Statesman’, and ‘The Laws’ were other famous works. It
contained his ideas about Justice, Knowledge, and Education etc. He raised the
major questions, “What is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’?, “What is the best
educational system”, “Who is an Ideal Man”? and “What are the qualities of a good government
He instituted the ‘Academy’ also. It was a great centre of learning in
Europe. It was considered as the first university in ancient Europe. He laid the
foundation of Western Political Philosophy. He died at the age of 81.
Ideal State: Plato’s concept of the ideal1 state is given in his book ‘The
Republic’. It also contains his ideas about ‘Justice’, ‘Education’, ‘Ideal Man’ and
best form of government.
According to Plato, the State is like a human being. A human being
consists of three elements2. They are called Reason, Spirit and Appetite. Just
like the individual, in the State also, there are three elements. They are called the
Philosopher, the Soldiers and Workers. Each one possessed a special character
or nature. Reason exists in the Philosopher. It means the ability to think
intelligently. Spirit exists in the Soldier. It means courage and valor. Appetite
exists in the Worker. It means great interest to work and produce results
immediately. Wisdom is the quality of the Philosopher. Courage is the quality of
the Soldier. Appetite is the quality of the worker.
There are certain reasons for the formation of the State. The first reason for
the formation of the state is economic motive. Everyone wants to satisfy his
food and other needs. So, there should be people doing economic activities. The
Workers are engaged in economic activity. Secondly, there is the need for
protection. The soldiers are engaged in protection of the state. Thirdly, there is
the need for government. The philosophers will take care of it.
Plato’s Philosopher is like a King. He is called the Philosopher King. There
is the rule of Philosophy through the Philosopher King. He is the head of the
State. The Philosopher King represents Reason. He is engaged in the
government of the state. The Philosopher King makes laws. But he is above law.
However, he is a true statesman3.
Thus it can be seen that in the Platonic state, there is the system of
specialization of functions. It means that there is a special group of people to take
care of each function of the state like production, protection and government.
Plato’s State is like an individual. All the individual elements like Reason,
Spirit and Appetite should be present in the state in the form of Workers,
Soldiers and Philosophers. Thus, the state reflects human nature. The State is
like a large individual. The state is individual writ large4. The object of the Ideal
State is good life or goodness.
So friend this is all about the plato
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