Plato's Political Writings: a Utopia?

被引：1

作者：

Brisson, Luc ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] PSL, ENS Paris, Ctr Jean Pepin CNRS UMR 8230, Paris, France

来源：

POLIS | 2020年 / 37卷 / 03期

关键词：

Plato; Utopia; Plato's Atlantis; Thomas More; Plato's Republic; Plato's Laws; Kallipolis; Magnesia;

D O I：

10.1163/20512996-12340291

中图分类号：

I [文学];

学科分类号：

05 ;

摘要：

Thomas More's 1516 Utopia describes a 'fictitious' republic on an imaginary island, and draws heavily on ancient political ideas. This paper explores the difficulties of applying the term 'utopia' to Plato's political thinking, given that More's term is anachronistically applied to ancient texts. The projects of the Republic and Laws should not be interpreted as 'utopian', but as blueprints for a foundation such as a new city, rather than as imagined ideal cities after More's model. Support for Plato's practical involvement in matters of political foundation is drawn from the Seventh Letter. The Republic and the Laws are discussed not as utopias, but political manifestos. The political context in which Plato lived, and his objectives, gives his political writings a wholly different dimension. The goal of the Republic and the Laws is not to describe unrealizable constitutions, but to exchange the Athenian constitution of Plato's time for another.

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