Reinvestigating the Political Position ofthe Citizen in Plato’s Republic

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.19195/1895-8001.14.4.2" target="_blank" >10.19195/1895-8001.14.4.2</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Reinvestigating the Political Position ofthe Citizen in Plato’s Republic

Original language description

In this paper, I argue that in the Republic Plato justifies the political authority of the guardians in light of the principle of partnership—a principle which fits coherently with other Platonic principles which undergird his political theory, including optimum functionality, social justice and power. Therefore, I argue that, by their respective professions, there is a cooperative interaction between the guardians and the producers as partners within the political structure of the ideal polis towards attaining the eudaemonistic goals of both the individual and the polis. I contrast this with the orthodox interpretation that Plato justifies political authority using the idea of the Good—an interpretation which holds that since the citizens cannot grasp the Good, they assume an insignificant political position, including the allegations that they are cogs, slaves, morally obtuse, and politically inept.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Studia Philosophica Wratislaviensia

ISSN

1895-8001

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Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

21

Pages from-to

23-43

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