THE NATURE AND THE ORIGIN OF THE IDEAL SOVEREIGN VIRTUE IN PLATO AND ABU NASR AL-FARABI
THE NATURE AND THE ORIGIN OF THE IDEAL SOVEREIGN VIRTUE IN PLATO AND ABU NASR AL-FARABI
Author(s): Petru Dunca, Lenuța-Ioana Grad (Dunca)Subject(s): History of Philosophy, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Political Philosophy
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: utopia; political virtue; platonism; rationalism; Islamism;
Summary/Abstract: In this article we aim to analyse the concept of the ideal sovereign from the perspective of the philosophers Plato and Abu Nasr al-Farabi. This concept can serve as a model for the society in which we live. We will also analyze the thinking process of the two philosophers, who, although coming from different civilizations (West and East), have a general, unifying concept regarding the structure of reality. They developed two political utopias, which differ in their conception about the nature and the origin of the virtue of the ‘ideal sovereign’ concept.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 84-91
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian