Programska knjižica - Hrvatsko filozofsko društvo

NIHAL PETEK BOYACI GÜLENÇ
Faculty of Arts and Science, Uludag University, Nilüfer/Bursa, Turkey /
Fakultet umjetnosti i znanosti, Sveučilište Uludag, Nilüfer/Bursa, Turska
DEMOCRACY, KNOWLEDGE AND SOCIETY:
RETHINKING PLATO’S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
It is evident that there are some basic problems in the functioning of current
democracy world. One of the fundamental reasons of this breakdown is
the inability to construct a true link between society and knowledge which
achieves a fast growth in every field of life. To have a strong foundation regarding
the relationship between knowledge and society, the ethical and political
functions of knowledge should be reconsidered. This initiation is evidenced
for the first time in the philosophy of Plato who emphasizes the importance of
knowledge–politics–ethics trilogy. Plato levels criticism at the democracy of
Athens with respect to being unjust due to not being based on truth and tries
to construct the ideal political order – within the framework of an ethical life
– by connecting it to a transcendent principle (Idea of Good). To overcome
the problems of the current democracy so that it can function better, it can
be argued that it is necessary to set basic principles (e.g. Human Rights) as a
foundation, which can be formed by following the intention of Plato’s philosophy
but of course not a transcendent principle as he suggested. In this study,
it is aimed to present suggestions to solve the problems of current democracy
world within the above mentioned idea.
DEMOKRACIJA, ZNANJE I DRUŠTVO: PONOVNO
PROMIŠLJANJE PLATONOVE POLITIČKE FILOZOFIJE
Evidentno je da postoje ključni problemi u funkcioniranju sadašnjeg demokratskog
svijeta. Jedan od osnovnih razloga ovog sloma jest nemogućnost
izgradnje prave sveze između društva i znanja koje postiže brzi rast u svakom
polju života. Za uspostavljanje čvrstih temelja odnosa znanja i društva, potrebno
je nanovo razmotriti etičke i političke funkcije znanja. Prvi počeci ovog
pokušaja vidljivi su u Platonovoj filozofiji koji naglašava važnost trilogije
znanje–politika–etika. Platon izjednačava kritiku atenske demokracije s time
da je bivanje nepravednim posljedica neutemeljenosti u istini te on pokušava
uspostaviti idealni politički red – unutar okvira etičkog života – povezujući ga
s transcendentnim principom (ideja Dobra). S ciljem prevladavanja problema
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