Plato believes that the purpose of education is to guide people to pursue the idea of "goodness", the supreme ruler of the "ideal world", and to cultivate the supreme ruler of the city-state-the king of philosophy, who loves learning and wisdom. The king of philosophy is an important condition of Plato's ideal country. He has the best soul, reaches the highest knowledge, and can reach a certain height when he sees "goodness".

Introduction:

Plato's Republic is a work about politics and education, and it is considered as one of the most important and greatest educational works in the history of western education. In The Republic, Plato carefully designed his ideal country and put forward a complete educational plan for its realization. The contents include:

(1) educational purpose

The highest goal of ideal junior high school education is to train a philosopher and politician-the king of philosophy, and learning is always combined with practice.

The ultimate goal of education is to promote the "soul turn" and cultivate people to see the truth, the essential idea and the highest idea-goodness.

(2) Educational function

Plato attached great importance to the role of education. He believes that the establishment and maintenance of the ideal country is mainly achieved through education, and it is necessary to train qualified talents and cultivate rulers, troops, workers, farmers and businessmen through education. Education should be centrally managed by the state, private schools should be abolished and all citizens should receive compulsory education.