Platon, filosof i državnik
Plato, Statesman and Philosopher
Author(s): Aleksandar NikitovićSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: Statesman; philosopher; virtue; ethicality; law; statesman's art of weaving
Summary/Abstract: Plato theoretically reinterpreted the contents of early Greek ethics, aspiring to revitalize the fundamental principles of a traditional view of the world. The best example of philosophically ontologized ethics is philosopher-statesman governing the best state. The ruler, however, should not be only a philosopher, though it is a necessary condition. Plato realised the necessity of problematisation of practical side of the activity of the ruler of the polis. Government as a practical activity manifested in experience must consider ethicality which as heritage confirms verity of statesman's art of government. The ultimate end of statesman's "art of weaving" is the achievement of a due measure of the tightly united web of the whole structure of state.
Journal: Filozofija i društvo
- Issue Year: 25/2014
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 235-256
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Serbian