Editor's recommendation: Plato is philosophy, and philosophy is Plato. Burn all the libraries, because their value lies in this "Utopia". ——Emerson Instead of reading thousands of books on Greek philosophy, it is better to read Plato's "The Republic". ——Zhu Guangqian
Content introduction: "The Republic" is Plato's most important representative work, not only because the content of "The Republic" is comprehensive and systematic, but more importantly: this work best reflects Plato's creative intention, allowing readers to start from Plato's political ideals and the social reality of the Greek city-states at that time, and understand the true basis of Plato's philosophical thoughts and the historical significance of reality. Readers can see from this: Plato's philosophical speculation is closely intertwined with his political ideals, social experience, life experience and emotions of love and hatred.
About the author: Plato, a great philosopher in ancient Greece, is also one of the greatest philosophers and thinkers in all of Western philosophy and even Western culture. He, his teacher Socrates, and his student Aristotle are known as the "Three Greek Sages". The concepts it created or developed include: Platonic thought, Platonism, Platonic love, etc.
