Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 650

[Chapter 69 The All-Greek Conference of Scholars Held]

“If the rulers of the city-state can continue to learn through continuous practice, instead of indulging in the enjoyment of the flesh. They can all treat the people of the city-state with kindness, and can see the essence through things with a keen sense of vision. The laws of beauty, justice, and goodness that benefit the citizens of the city-state, and guide the people to obey it, guard it…then of course they are philosophers, there is no doubt about that!” Plato said firmly.

Davers knew that Plato expanded the concept of the philosopher, but he felt no need to refute it directly, but turned to other questions: “In the Republic, you think that a true philosopher should have love True but not false, restrained but not greedy for pleasure, open-minded, open-minded, courageous and not afraid of death, fair and virtuous, intelligent and eager to learn, born harmonious, and moderate in advance and retreat… That is to say, he should be a perfect good person, Only such a philosopher can be a true ruler, isn’t it?”

“Yes, basically,” Plato said calmly, and then added: “But it is very difficult to achieve now.”

“Why now? Is it difficult to achieve?” Davos asked.

“Because there is no stage for philosophers to display their talents in state governance in the current city-state!” Plato replied slightly excitedly: “Some so-called ‘wise men’ at the city-state citizen assembly only know how to curry favor with the people and attack the real pursuit of things. True philosophers, because truth is more difficult to accept than falsehood, are not welcomed by the people of the city-state. The harsh environment of the city-state lures talented young people, making them ambitious and willing to go to Learning to rhetorically and flattering the people to gain power and wealth, and not willing to go through the hard training of slaves to gain reason.

In this way, there are fewer and fewer true philosophers, and they are like falling into the pack of wild beasts. I don’t want to participate in evil, and I can’t fight all beasts independently, so I have to keep silent and only focus on my own business…”

“So you wrote “Utopia”, in fact it does not exist in reality.” understand.

“No, it will exist one day!” Plato said resolutely: “For this reason, I established the Akademi Academy! …”

Davos was shocked by Plato’s words and looked at the philosopher who was called “great” in his previous life. Davos deeply felt his determination to fight for his ideas all his life, which reminded him of his previous life. Another sage who is almost at the same time as Plato and has influenced China for more than 2,000 years. They are all the same kind of people, so they can achieve their greatness.

Thinking of this, Davers no longer made things difficult for what he thought was insufficient in the “Republic”, but asked in a peaceful way: “In the “Republic”, you mentioned ‘strict social division of labor’. It is the primary principle for the establishment of an ideal city-state. The rulers, guardians, farmers, and craftsmen keep their duties in order to ensure that the country is in good order and everyone is happy and happy…” However, the slaves and foreigners who occupy the majority of the population in the city-state,

You don’t seem to take them into account, which may be a big hidden danger.

Because slaves and foreigners also have their own political demands, once the city-state fails to give them, they will certainly bring great damage to the city-state’s order. In the Peloponnesian War, Athens, which was supposed to be united against foreign enemies, had a major blow to its people because of the defection of more than 20,000 miner slaves; Syracuse under the rule of Dionysius When fighting against our Dionysus, the freedmen of the port of Syracuse, who had always been discriminated against, became the main force in rioting and overthrowing the rule of Dionysius…

In addition, you divide the population of the city-state into several classes, and the peasants will Can only be engaged in agriculture, craftsmen can only engage in handicrafts, and defenders can only participate in war… Is such a division too ideal, but too rigid. Because most people have the desire to obtain more Good city-state status, farmers and craftsmen may also want to be guardians, and guardians also want to be rulers, whether they can do it or not, you should give them such a way that they may wish in advance, so that the different classes of the entire city-state maintain With a kind of mobility, the people of the city-state will have vigorous vitality. Don’t you want to know the reason why Dionysus is so fast and powerful, this is one of the reasons!”

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Davers and Plato exchanged views on the city-state system Their opinions and views, sometimes heated arguments, sometimes quiet discussions, both of them are very involved.

Unconsciously, half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and it was not until the clerk Henepolis reminded him that Davos had to stop the communication and apologized to Plato: He still has important things to do next. The conversation can only end here.

Plato’s face showed regret. From his inattentiveness when he was first interviewed to his full devotion now, he really benefited a lot from this conversation.

At this moment, he sincerely asked: “Your Majesty Davos, can you grant me a request?”

“Please say.”

“Can you allow me to visit the actual operation of various institutions under the Kingdom of Dionia, like you The school, the inspection department, the construction department, and the official management committee that evaluates and recruits public officials…”

“Of course there is no problem.” Davers readily agreed, and said, “This is my secretary. Henepolis, the senator of the Dionysian Senate. When Plato finishes his speech in the academy, he will lead you to tour around Turii.”

Plato immediately expressed his gratitude.

After he left, Henepolis asked suspiciously: “Your Majesty, do you really want Plato to visit our administrative institution?”

“Of course. Plato is a well-known scholar in Greece, and he also built his own academy. , I am hoping that he will promote the superiority of the political system of my Kingdom of Dionia in mainland Greece and make a name for Dionia.” Davos said without hesitation.

“But this may allow other city-states to steal our system.” Henepolis said slightly worried.

Davers laughed: “Heney, the production of a weapon and equipment can be learned by stealth, and the production of a handicraft can be learned by stealth, but the political system is difficult to learn by stealth, especially for those city-states that have built cities for a long time. The traditional and conservative forces are numerous and powerful. If they want to change the political system, their interests will inevitably be damaged. At that time, a bloody riot cannot be avoided. The Herolis of Syracuse is an example! So, what is it? What kind of shoes are people wearing, it’s not okay to mess around…”

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The All-Greek Scholars Conference does not have a formal opening ceremony. This is because scholars advocate freedom and do not like to waste time sitting there listening to clichés. However, how to coordinate the lectures and discussions of invited scholars is a troublesome time. question.

This time the meeting was mainly held in four places in the Dionysian Academy, namely the School of Mathematics, the School of Letters, the School of Medicine and the School of Philosophy.

Many invited scholars have made achievements in various fields. For example, Democritus’ disciple Sain Strian studied philosophy, mathematics, and medicine; Not only do they have deep research in mathematics and physics, but they also have their own unique philosophical ideas… These academies all want scholars to come to their side to explain it first, so there is endless debate.

Fortunately, Davos also served as the organizing chairman of this conference. He gathered the deans of the four colleges together, and after repeated discussions, he quickly made a schedule.

Plato’s students came to the Dionysian Academy and found that, as Fostercada said, the campus was much larger in size, more buildings, and more beautiful than the Akademi Academy, which made their A little lost in their hearts, but soon they were indulged in all kinds of profound and profound knowledge.

They frequently shuttle between the various colleges, listening to the lectures of scholars.

In the Faculty of Letters, they listened to Lycias’ “The Application of Logic in Court Arguments” and Isocrates’ “How to Sculpt Your Speech”

; “Discussion on Regularity”, Mentortik Els’s “Preliminary Theory of Probability” (this is a subject that Davers commissioned the School of Mathematics to calculate odds for ball games for six or seven years, and the School of Mathematics found and concluded from it. knowledge.);

at the Faculty of Philosophy, they were to distinguish carefully between the philosophy of Lysis about “all things are number”, and the “On the Being of Things” told by Androsthenes (he was Parmenides of Elia) What are the similarities and differences between the philosophy taught by Teacher Plato and the students of the school, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com is also the associate dean of the Philosophy School of Dionysian Academy);

In medical school, they stared at Helps narrating and demonstrating the function of the heart, Stacey Cordas’s “Common Diseases in Humans – A Preliminary Study on the Pathogenesis of Colds”, and Hippocrates’ “Obey to Nature” “The medical point of view (that is, the human body itself is the best medicine to resist the disease, the main responsibility of the doctor is to stand on the side of nature and promote the recovery of the patient’s body and spirit)…

Spicypus, they are learning and absorbing knowledge. At the same time, I also met many young heroes. Most of them are students of Dionia Academy. They are all confident and generous, diligent and eager to learn. When listening to the lectures of scholars, they not only use papyrus to record key points, but also actively ask questions. The second time the speaker was stumped by the depth of the question.

After they came down, these students of Dionia Academy also had heated discussions, and Spicypus and the others also joined in, but they often couldn’t keep up with their quick thinking because they lacked richer knowledge.

In fact, this is understandable. There is only one teacher in Akademi Academy. Although Plato is very knowledgeable, it is impossible for him to have in-depth research in various fields. Dionysian Academy has many teachers, most of whom are well-known Scholars, and allow students of various majors to audit and exchange learning.