Was the Republic written by Plato?

Plato (427 ~ 347 BC) was a great philosopher in ancient Greece and one of the greatest philosophers and thinkers in the whole western philosophy and even the whole western culture. He, his teacher Socrates and his student Aristotle are called the three great philosophers of ancient Greece.

Plato was born into an aristocratic family in Athens and studied under Socrates. He traveled around the world and engaged in political activities in Egypt, Asia Minor and southern Italy to realize his lofty political ideals. In 387 BC, he returned to Athens and established a college, where he taught for 40 years until his death. He wrote a lot in his life, and his teaching thoughts were mainly concentrated in the Republic and the Law.

Plato founded western objective idealism, and his philosophical system is profound and profound, which has a far-reaching influence on his teaching thought. Plato believes that the world is composed of "the world of ideas" and "the world of phenomena". Based on this, Plato put forward the epistemology of idealism and memory as the philosophical basis of his teaching theory.

Plato received a lot of respect and attention in the west. Because his works are the basic documents of western culture. /kloc-before 0/2 century, Plato's theory was dominant, because St. Augustine borrowed and transformed Plato's thought to serve theological teachings. Plato's theory is recognized as the enlightenment to western philosophy, and it is also highly respected for its outstanding personality.

Plato's major works include Epicurus, Apology of Socrates, Clerides, Phaedo, Cleopatra, Atada, Wise Man, Politician, parmenides, Filipas and Feast.

In addition, there are some works that are regarded as false entrustment by later generations: Minos, Eurythias, Tagore, Critto Fen and Lover.

Plato believes that philosophy should include the theory of nature and the universe. Plato wanted to master the eternal truth about individuals and nature, so he developed a natural philosophy that was suitable for and subject to his political and theological views.

In Plato's view, tangible things in nature are fluid, but the "form" and "concept" that constitute these tangible things are eternal. This is the preliminary explanation of Plato's idealism.

In the Republic, Plato believed that the country originated from the division of labor, so he divided the citizens in the ideal country into three levels: rulers, warriors and laborers, representing wisdom, courage and desire respectively. Rulers govern the country with their own philosophical wisdom and moral strength; Samurai assisted in governing the country and defended the security of the country with loyalty and courage; Laborers provide material means of subsistence for the whole country. Each of the three levels has its own responsibilities and its own position.

Plato's love advocates that the combination of flesh is impure and dirty, and love and lust are two opposite States. Plato believes that love can sublimate human spiritual realm.