Study Of Plato's View Of Justice

Plato's idea of justice occupies an important position in Western Political Thought. This article analyzes the Plato's theory of justice as a theory of knowledge based on the holism. First of all, Plato's conception of justice is the theory of knowledge. This attribute embodied in the establishment of a rational Polis is based on the wisdom of the ruling class, and in actual political life, embodied in the wisdom prior to consent. Second, the holism understanding is that the individual is part of the Polis, individuals in the Polis that are not seeking an independent self-happiness and interests, but to fulfill the order of Polis functions. The whole distribution of resource and power is based on knowledge. The existence of Polis is in pursuit of the greatest happiness of all citizens. To achieve the greatest good of all citizens, and its own nor any interest alone. In the midst of the justice of the holism , Individuals occupy space in the larger city, he received the more total interest. The Holism concept of justice, establish a new path of seeking justice Plato, Plato's concept of justice as an important ideological feature. establish a new path of seeking justice Plato, Plato's concept of justice as an important ideological feature.The reality that Plato's conception of justice had to face is Polis is in the brink of ruin. Polis's fundamental problem is reflected in the non-specialized life and political selfishness. Non-professional politics would lead to any person who has no knowledge could take part in the Polis affairs , The selfish politics situation led to the Polis in the brink of destruction and in the partisan struggle and civil strife. Thus, Plato find to the way out from the perspective of specialization and division of labor. In particular, Plato would like to rebuild the Polis as a whole the rational order and the best system through to find a common good—the whole good.a reasonable order of polis is consistent with the principles of justice order, the best system is established based on the wisdom of the system. In the midst of reasonable order, the functions of all levels and functions are clearly defined ,The best system, the king must be based on the wisdom of philosophy to establish the legal and consistent with good city form of government. Specifically, in the whole of the good, Plato through justice - to achieve the professional division of labor and the city's unity. Therefore, the concept of justice in Plato's background and content of Plato's justice is only connected to.Plato expanded the specific content of justice through the analogy to the soul and Polis. Justice of the individual soul is that reason leading, passion-assisted reason, and desire to be restrained to form a harmonious and orderly. Similarly, Justice of the Polis is that the ruler of justice to rule, support persons to defend and producers to produce to form a harmonious and orderly. Because of justice effect , The rational order also has a structure state, a function state and a regulation of the state. Structure is the fundamental principle of Plato's view of justice. Specifically, the nature of Polis'justice is the division of responsibilities between the different sectors according to their duties and their best. Any changes in the Polis are non-justice. Function of state is the fundamental basis for Plato's concept of justice. The request of function state is that all strata exert their respective function , and the allocation of resources and power based on the function. Regulation of the state would scheme the whole interests of the Polis by the education of the ruling class. Structure for the city to establish a stable state of order, making city-state of reasonable order has been maintained. Function of the state established the functions of each class, this function just the same time and connected to the distribution of Plato. City access to all resources and power, depending on the functions of various classes, and producer groups as a necessity only the ruling class has largely been left out of the sharing of resources within the city. However, based on functional status, women's class won the chance to participate in the political life of city. Plato regulating state to achieve through education, education on the one hand for the good nature of the plastic to provide a good environment for the growth, on the other hand specific training through the courses provided a guarantee of Philosophy.The important aspect of understanding of Plato's conception of justice is the evaluation. This article evaluated Plato's conception of justice from two aspects .Positive aspects: First, Plato would be to construct the Polis order based on a harmonious order. The ultimate goal is to build a harmonious city-state order. Second, the power of the philosopher-king would be limited by the unity and implementing the principles of justice. The negative side: in Plato's conception of justice, individualism would be equated with selfishness and out of the Polis justice. In Plato's view, individualism should be subject to the constraints of non-essential but personal desire to pursue freedom and equality excessive influence city of reasonable order. To build a reasonable Polis and the best system, the ideal target would to replace the experience of politics. In Plato's view of justice, harmony, stability and unity to become the most orderly city seeking targets.Plato's conception of justice finally established its value in two ways .To Individualism, the justice is in the pursuit of their personal well-being, While Polis justice is to construct rational political order and establish the best system. Through the common ground– justice to achieve the organic unity and fundamental Plato's justice turned to the politics from ethics.