PRINCIPII ALE GUVERNĂRII CORECTE ÎN LEGILE LUI PLATON

This article analyzes the Plato’s Laws dialogue and highlights the most important principles that our philosopher has established there as the basis of a strong, non-degradable state. For most of them, the author notices a resemblance to the rules governing the proper functioning of any democratic state, as it is understood today. This invalidates the idea that Plato promoted, avant la lettre, totalitarianism, although he admitted some practices familiar to its. However, these play a minor role compared to the philosopher's general vision of the state, contoured under the sign of Good and Justice.