COMMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ANCIENT CITY. PLATO
COMMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ANCIENT CITY. PLATO
Author(s): Gabriela VasilescuSubject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Editura Universitatii Petrol-Gaze din Ploiesti
Keywords: administrative organization; the principle of justice; the rule of law; the moral good
Summary/Abstract: The article proposes to present the administrative organization imagined by Plato in the two dialogues ofThe Republic and The Laws. These fundamental works for Plato's sociological conception have beenachieved in a particular socio-political context: the abolition of the Athenian democracy and theconsolidation of tyranny. This is why Plato leaves Athens and imagines another city where the principle ofjustice will determine the Good for all citizens. The two papers ponder on the administrative-territorialorganization, analyzing mainly an ideal type of citizen and justice. The style is metaphorical and the mainideas aim at education, justice, social structure and the practical activities that are legally regulated. Themain idea, found in both dialogues, is that of the public Good, alongside four moral virtues: wisdom,temperance, justice, and moderation. The laws contain important ideas from the constitutional, civil andcriminal law. We add to these the entire social organization in the Republic as a reminder that the ancientworld represented the model of the modern world.
Journal: Jurnalul de Drept si Stiinte Administrative
- Issue Year: 2/2017
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 39-46
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
