Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 69: The All-Hellenic Scholars Conference was held

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"If the rulers of the city-state can learn through continuous practice, instead of indulging in the enjoyment of the flesh. They can all treat the city-state people with kindness, and be able to discover the essence through things with a keen sense of vision, Formulate laws on beauty, justice and goodness that are beneficial to the citizens of the city, and guide the people to obey it and guard it... Then of course they are philosophers, there is no doubt!" Plato said firmly.

Daves knew that Plato expanded the concept of a philosopher, but he felt that there was no need to refute it directly. Instead, he turned to other questions: "In the book "Utopia", you think of a true philosopher It should be true but not false, temperate but not greedy for pleasure, open-minded, generous, bold and not afraid of death, fair and virtuous, smart and studious, innate harmony, advance and retreat... In other words, he should be a perfect Good people, such philosophers can become true rulers, right?"

"Yes, basically." Plato said frankly, and then added: "But it is difficult to achieve now."

"Why is it hard to reach now?" Davers asked.

"Because the current city-state does not give philosophers the stage to display their talents in governing the country!" Plato replied slightly excitedly: "Some so-called'wise men' at the city-state citizen assembly only know that they want to please and cater to the people and attack Philosophers who truly pursue the truth of things, because truth is always more difficult for the people to accept than falsehood, so philosophers are not welcomed by city-states. The harsh environment of city-states lures talented young people and makes them ambitious. , I would rather learn rhetoric to cater to the people and earn power and wealth, rather than gain rationality through the hard work of a slave.

As a result, there are fewer and fewer true philosophers, just like falling into a group of wild beasts. They are neither willing to participate in evil nor can they fight against all beasts independently, so they have to remain silent and focus only on their own affairs... …"

"So you wrote "Utopia", in fact, it doesn't exist in reality." Daves had a sense of it.

"No, it will exist one day!" Plato said with firm eyes: "For this reason, I established the Akademi Academy!..."

Davers was shaken by Plato’s words, watching this philosopher who was called "great" in his previous life, Davers deeply felt his determination to fight for his own ideas all his life, which made him Thinking of another philosopher who was almost the same era as Plato in his previous life and has influenced China for more than 2,000 years, they are all the same kind of people, so they can achieve his greatness.

With this in mind, Daves no longer makes things difficult for what he thinks is insufficient in the book "Ideal Land", but asks for advice in a peaceful way: "In the book "Ideal Land," you mentioned'strict The social division of labor is the primary principle for the establishment of an ideal city-state. Rulers, guards, farmers, and craftsmen can keep their duties in order to ensure the order of the country and everyone’s happiness and well-being..." Gentiles, you don’t seem to take them into consideration. This may be a big hidden danger.

Because slaves and Gentiles also have their own political demands, if the city-state cannot give them, then they will surely bring great damage to the city-state's order. In the Peloponnesian War, Athens, which was supposed to be united against foreign enemies, dealt a major blow to its people because of the defections of more than 20,000 miners and slaves; Syracuse under Dionysius When fighting against our Dionia, the freedmen of the port of Syracuse, who had been discriminated against, became the main force in rioting and overthrowing the rule of Dionysius...

In addition, if you divide the people of the city-state into several levels, farmers can only engage in agriculture, artisans can only engage in handicrafts, and guards can only participate in wars... Is this division too ideal? But it's too rigid. Because most people have the desire to obtain a better city-state status. Farmers and craftsmen may also want to be guardians, and guardians also want to be rulers. Regardless of whether they can do it or not, you should give them this possibility in advance. This way, the different classes of the entire city-state maintain a kind of mobility, and the people of the city-state will have vigorous vitality. Don’t you want to know the reason why Dionia became so fast? This is one of the reasons! "

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Daves and Plato exchanged their views and opinions on the city-state system, sometimes violently argued, sometimes calmly discussed, and both of them are very engaged.

Unconsciously, half an hour passed in a flash. It was not until the clerk Hernipolis reminded that Daves had to stop the communication and apologized to Plato: He still has important things to do next. Do, this conversation can only end here.

Plato has a look of regret. From the initial carelessness when he was interviewed, to the full devotion now, he has indeed benefited a lot from this conversation.

At this moment, he sincerely asked: "Your Majesty Daves, can you agree to a request from me?"

"Please tell me."

"Will I be allowed to visit the actual operation of the various institutions under the Kingdom of Dionian, like the school, the inspection department, the construction department, and the official management committee that assesses and recruits public officials... "

"Of course there is no problem." Daves readily agreed, and said: "This is my clerk Hernipolis and the senator of the Dionian Senate. When Plato finishes your speech at the academy, He will show you around Turye."

Plato immediately thanked him.

After he left, Hernipolis asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty, do you really want Plato to visit our administrative institutions?"

"Of course. Plato is a well-known scholar in Greece and has his own school. I hope he will promote the superiority of the kingdom of Dionian in Greece and make Dionian famous." Dave Si said without hesitation.

"But this may allow other city-states to steal our system." Hernipolis said with some concern.

Davers laughed: "Herney, you can steal a piece of weapons and equipment, and a piece of handicrafts. The political system alone is very difficult to steal, especially for those who built a city for a long time. In the city-states, the traditional and conservative forces are numerous and strong. If they want to change the political system, they will inevitably harm their interests. A **** riot will not be avoided at that time. Herolis of Syracuse is a role model! So! , What kind of person wears what kind of shoes, it’s impossible to mess around..."

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The All-Hellenic Conference of Scholars does not have an official opening ceremony. This is because scholars admire freedom and don’t like to waste time sitting there listening to people talking, but how to coordinate the lectures, discussions and exchanges of invited scholars is A troublesome question.

This time the meeting was held in four places in the Dionian 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 many fields. For example, Democritus’ disciple Seinstrian has researched philosophy, mathematics, and medicine; Lysis, as an important figure in the Pythagorean school, Not only do they have deep research in mathematics and physics, but they also have their own unique philosophical concepts... These colleges all want scholars to come to their side to explain first, so they are arguing.

Fortunately, Daves also served as the chairperson of the conference. He gathered the deans of the four colleges together, and after repeated discussions, he quickly worked out the schedule.

Plato’s students came to Dionian Academy and found that, as Foster Kada said, the size of the academy, the many buildings, and the beautiful environment do far exceed those of Akademi Academy. Let them feel a little lost, but soon they are addicted to various profound and mysterious knowledge.

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

In the Faculty of Letters, they listened to Lycias' "Application of Logic in Court Debates" and Isocrates' "How to Sculpt Your Speech";

In the School of Mathematics, they thought about Matticius’s "Discussion on the Regularity of the Vibration Curve of Matter" and Mentotik Els’s "A Preliminary Theory of Probability" Has been calculating the odds for ball games, a knowledge discovered and summed up by the academy.);

At the Academy of Philosophy, they must carefully distinguish the philosophy of "All Things are Number" described by Lysis and "On the Existence of Things" described by Androstini (he is the Parmenides of Elia. Student of, also the deputy dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of Dionia Academy) and what are the similarities and differences between the philosophy taught by Plato;

In medical school, they opened their eyes to see Helps telling and demonstrating the functioning of the heart, Stacey Cordas’ "Common Human Diseases—A Preliminary Study on the Pathogenesis of Colds", and Hippocrates’ proposal The medical point of view of "obedience to nature" (that is, the human body is the best medicine against diseases, and 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, while learning and absorbing knowledge, they also met many young talents. Most of them were students from Dionian Academy. They were all confident and generous, hardworking and studious. They were listening to lectures by scholars. Not only use papyrus to record the main points at any time, but also actively ask questions, and even stumped the speaker many times because of the profound questions.

After coming down, the students of Dionian Academy still had heated discussions, and Spiusips and others joined them, 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 at Akademi Academy. Although Plato is very knowledgeable, he cannot have in-depth research in all fields. There are many teachers at Dionia Academy, most of whom are well-known. Scholars, and allow students from all majors to listen and exchange learning.