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Savršena i nesavršene države
Perfect and Imperfect States

Author(s): Aleksandar Nikitović
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: Early Greek ethics; model state; democracy; theory of the state; politics; tradition

Summary/Abstract: Early Greek ethics embodied in Cretan and Spartan mores, served as a model for Plato`s political theory. Plato theorized the contents of early Greek ethics, aspiring to justify and revitalize the fundamental principles of a traditional view of the world. However, according to Plato`s new insight, deed is further from the truth than a thought i.e. theory. The dorian model had to renounce its position to the perfect prototype of a righteous state, which is a result of the inner logic of philosophical theorizing in early Greek ethics. Prototype and model of philosophical reflection, in comparison to philosophical theory, becomes minor and deficient. Philosophical theorizing of early Greek ethics philosophically formatted Greek heritage, initiating substantial changes to the content of traditional ethics. Replacement of the myth with ontology, as a new foundation of politics, transformed early Greek ethics in various relevant ways.

  • Issue Year: 24/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 132-150
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Serbian