Plato's legislative utopia

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Published: Jun 30, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32334/oqnfp.2025n56a1039

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André Laks
Universidad Panamericana
Izabella Simões
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6338-2478

Abstract

Translation of the article L’utopie législative de Platon, by André Laks.


Originally published in: Revue Philosophique de la France et de l’Étranger, Vol. 181, No. 4, Platon (October-December 1991), pp. 417-428, by Presses Universitaires de France.

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Vol. 33 No. 56 (2025): Plato's Laws
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Author Biography

Izabella Simões, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

PhD candidate in History of Philosophy - with an emphasis on Ancient Philosophy - in the Graduate Program in Philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PPGFil/PUC-Rio), under the guidance of Professor Luisa Severo Buarque de Holanda, and with a Nota 10 scholarship granted by the Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support in the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ). She holds a master's degree in Political Philosophy from the Graduate Program in Philosophy at the Federal University of Pernambuco (PPGFil/UFPE), under the guidance of Professor Richard Romeiro Oliveira, and with a scholarship granted by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). She graduated in Philosophy from the Salesian Institute of Philosophy (INSAF) and has technical training in Interior Design from the Institute of Art and Design (INAP), registered with the Regional Council of Industrial Technicians (CRT/MG). She is a member of the Brazilian Society for Classical Studies (SBEC) and the Study Group on Ancient Philosophy of the Department of Philosophy and Methods at the Federal University of São João del-Rei (GEFA/DFIME/UFSJ), led by Professor Richard Romeiro Oliveira and linked to the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). She is part of the editorial board of the journals Alter and AnaLógos, linked to PPGFil at PUC-Rio. She participates in seminars on Plato offered by Professor Maura Iglésias at the Center for Ancient Philosophy Studies (NUFA) at the same institution. Her research focuses on Ancient Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics, Cosmology, Theology, Urbanism in Classical Antiquity, as well as History of Design, especially History of Furniture Design. She is currently organizing two dossiers on Plato that will be published in 2026: one for the magazine “O que nos faz pensar” (What Makes Us Think) from PUC-Rio and another for the magazine “Estudos Filosóficos” (Philosophical Studies) from UFSJ.