Politician - Century Library

Author: Plato
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The Century Human Culture Series includes five interfaces: "The Century Library," "The Century Frontier," "Pocket Classics," "University Classics," and "Open Humanities." Each series is distinct yet complementary. "Clarifying the context of Western thought and renewing the academic tradition of China" is the editorial principle of "The Century Library." The library is divided into two major book series: the Chinese Studies series and the Western Studies series. The Chinese Studies series, starting from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, comprehensively organizes academic works since modern China, aiming to provide a progressive path for contemporary reflection on the social and spiritual conditions of modern China. The Western Studies series aims to systematically translate classic texts from the Western civilization's overall process since ancient Greece and Rome, thereby showcasing the emergence and evolution of the Western philosophical tradition and laying a solid textual foundation for addressing the core issues of modern China. This book is one of them. Plato (427-347 BC) was one of the most famous idealist philosophers and thinkers in ancient Greece and the first to systematize idealist philosophy in the history of Western philosophy. His works and ideas have had a profound influence on later generations. "The Statesman" is one of Plato's later representative works, primarily exploring the art of the statesman, with a major feature being the elaboration of the idea of harmonious virtue. Plato's concept of harmonious virtue is influenced by Pythagoras, Parmenides, and Socrates, and is primarily based on the theory of forms. The standard of harmonious virtue is "the mean," its essence lies in "weaving," and its foundation is reason. He sought to provide a model for governing the state and achieving the happiness of all the people.