On The Ethical Dimension Of Plato’s View Of Soul Research Based On The Republic

Plato’s soul thought is essentially an exploration of human nature and inner soul,but at the same time it has a strong ethical implication and keynote,which are reflected in his whole thought system,especially his remarks on the essence,characteristics and functions of the soul,which is the basic point of his whole moral theory.Platonic philosophy takes political reality as its starting point and landing point,which means that "politics" is a key to explore Platonic ethical thought.From the perspective of soul view,the political scale,political order and political personality are expounded respectively on soul justice,soul order and soul function.Plato moved to the question of human justice by examining the justice of the state.The three classes of the city-state correspond to the three virtues of the soul(wisdom,courage,self-control),among which justice is the best strategy for establishing a harmonious order in the individual soul and within the individual city-state.The "ideal country" is built on the basis of justice,so the just country and the just people need to be realized by means of education.From the whole process of education,the goodness of the soul is the premise of education,that is,the nature of the soul toward the good,the talent of the soul and the cognitive function of the soul are the basis of education.As a process of education,soul purification is comprehensively expounded from three aspects: discipline purification,knowledge purification and human nature purification.The soul turn represents the attainment of the ultimate goal of education,that is,the philosopher’s soul turns to the birth of the wise "philosopher king",the warrior’s soul turns to the achievement of the brave defender,and the producer’s soul turns to the creation of temperance citizens.So far,education has been fully achieved.However,no matter "politics" or "education",in the final analysis,it is "people".As a human being,the question of death is inescapable at any time.As a classic example of death philosophy,the death of Socrates in Plato’s writings leads us to ponder the meaning and value of life in a deeper way.The interpretation of life ethics from Plato’s soul thoughts is also an indispensable link to understand Plato’s thoughts,which is worth exploring and studying.Specifically,soul and body,as life forms,answer the carrier,essence and form of life.Then it discusses the topic of soul reincarnation as the value of life,which involves the relationship between Germany and happiness,the choice of destiny and the influence of the conduct of the past life on the afterlife.Finally,it analyzes the immortality of soul from the perspective of faith.In a word,the exploration of Plato’s soul thoughts provides a way for modern people to remove spiritual anxiety through moral cultivation.Plato calls on us to take care of our souls,because only by taking care of our souls can we always keep them in a rational state,and make it possible to recall the eternal ideas we have seen,to recover the lost virtues,and to live a happy life in this field of change.