نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
Plato is one of the great philosophers who has offered valuable ideas in all major domains — metaphysical, social, political, educational, and cultural — with all these intellectual dimensions aligned in a coherent direction; that is, they possess relative philosophical consistency. The significance of Plato’s ideas in the realm of philosophy is so pervasive that there has been no era untouched by some form of Platonism, and even today, Platonic thought remains a subject of discussion among contemporary philosophers across various fields—so much so that Rorty equates Platonic thinking with philosophy itself. This philosopher, who took education and social matters seriously, also held views on family and women, which have drawn the most criticism. In particular, his theory of "abolishing private property" and "communalizing the family" has often been regarded as one of his most glaring errors. Even Marxists, who by principle should be inclined toward such an orientation, while acknowledging this aspect of his thought, consider it insufficient and unsound — precisely because Plato did not believe in the economic foundation as the basis for social thought and transformation. This article seeks to address three main questions: First, what is the scope and domain of this discussion in Plato’s view — does it apply to "the general public" or only to "the rulers"? Second, did Plato present these ideas with serious conviction, or were they also subject to his own doubts? Third, to what extent are the critiques of later and contemporary philosophers on this matter valid?
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