Filozofija i drustvo 2014 Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages: 235-256
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1402235N
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Plato, statesman and philosopher
Nikitović Aleksandar (Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju, Beograd)
Plato theoretically reinterpreted the contents of early Greek ethics,
aspiring to revitalize the fundamental principles of a traditional view of
the world. The best example of philosophically ontologized ethics is
philosopher-statesman governing the best state. The ruler, however, should
not be only a philosopher, though it is a necessary condition. Plato realised
the necessity of problematisation of practical side of the activity of the
ruler of the polis. Government as a practical activity manifested in
experience must consider ethicality which as heritage confirms verity of
statesman’s art of government. The ultimate end of statesman’s „art of
weaving“ is the achievement of a due measure of the tightly united web of the
whole structure of state.
Keywords: statesman, philosopher, virtue, ethicality, law, statesman’s art of weaving