플라톤의 정치교육론의 의미

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

It can be said that Plato not only systematically discussed a variety of political systems but also laid the foundation for Western political thought to be developed. Especially, he thought that the main reason Athens was defeated in the Peloponnesian War was because their politicians at that time were incompetent and corrupted. Therefore, he studied in depth how to educate politicians, as a way to prevent their incompetence and corruption. While he was discussing what brings people to be well off and what is the wellbeing of a nation, he argued that it is the essence of policy to make the whole nation good. As a result, Plato can be said to have made a contribution to lay the cornerstone of public discussion and profound thinking on political issues. He expressed his opinion on what makes a nation righteous, and also claimed it is important to cultivate good politicians in order to establish such nations.
Therefore, this study examined first what are the preconditions to implement social good Plato suggested, and then found out what society based on them is wellbeing and righteous. During the studying process, it is pointed out what kind of people were called philosopher politicians and that what are the suggestions they made for us in order to solve todays our political issues.
In conclusion, this study is focused on clarifying what kind of nation could be better off, who could become good politicians, and what these factors suggest for us to resolve a lot of political and economical issues we have been facing these days.