The Republic is a book published by the Commercial Press. The author is Plato and the translators are Guo Binhe and Zhang.
The Republic is an important dialogue of Plato. In the dialogue, Plato designed a political system with the unity of truth, goodness and beauty by talking to others in Socrates' mouth, that is, an ideal country that can realize justice.
Plato's Utopia is the earliest Utopia in human history. In his ideal country, the ruler must be a philosopher. He thinks all the existing politics are bad. The real way out for mankind lies in the philosophers who hold political power, and only real philosophers can save the crisis of the polis at that time. This belief constitutes the core of Plato's mature political philosophy system.
In his eyes, "philosopher" has a special connotation. He believes that philosophers are the noblest and most knowledgeable people, and this sage regime under the rule of saints is the best regime. Therefore, only the establishment of a country with philosophers as the king is the most ideal country. This country is a model country that exists in the sky.
Recommendation of Classical Philosophy Books Similar to The Republic
1, Being and Time: This book criticizes the tradition of regarding philosophy as knowledge and existence as existence since Plato and Aristotle, and has a great influence on many philosophers since then.
2. Critique of Pure Reason: one of the top ten philosophical masterpieces in the world, published in 178 1. This book overthrew the rule of old metaphysics and was the Copernican revolution in the history of philosophy. Together with Critique of Practical Reason and Critique of Judgment, it is called Kant's "Three Criticism".
3. Lin Zhong Lu: regarded as a classic of modern western thought, the first "The Origin of Works of Art" was several speeches by Heidegger, which aroused the enthusiastic interest of the audience at that time and was called a "sensational philosophical event".