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Frontiers of Philosophy in China

ISSN 1673-3436

ISSN 1673-355X(Online)

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Frontiers of Philosophy in China  2013, Vol. 8 Issue (4): 530-545   https://doi.org/10.3868/s030-002-013-0044-1
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Plato the Democrat? Some Thoughts on the Politics of the Laws
Plato the Democrat? Some Thoughts on the Politics of the Laws
Thomas M. Robinson()
Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2J7, Canada
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In the Laws (which Plato calls his “second-best society”) Plato asserts that the best attainable form of society will combine the better features of autocracy and democracy. The democracy will be one where aidos (“respect”) will be a prominent feature, as will be the rule of laws underpinned by the belief that God, not man, is the measure of all things. Unlike in the Republic, the accumulation of wealth and property will be the right of all citizens, including rulers. But it will operate under strict limits: a maximum of four quanta of property will be allowed by any citizen, while a minimum of one (which will provide a good life though perhaps not a rich one) will be guaranteed. The affinity of such a view with that of John Rawls is striking. The article ends with a brief interview between the reader and Plato, in which some of the above issues are discussed.

Key wordsAthens    autocracy    democracy    equality    God    justice    Laws    property    Plato    Rawls    Republic
出版日期: 2013-12-05
Corresponding Author(s): Thomas M. Robinson,Email:tmrobins@chass.utoronto.ca   
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. Plato the Democrat? Some Thoughts on the Politics of the Laws[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2013, 8(4): 530-545.
Thomas M. Robinson. Plato the Democrat? Some Thoughts on the Politics of the Laws. Front Phil Chin, 2013, 8(4): 530-545.
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