CAJ | 학술논문

雅典民主政制是苏格拉底谈论“爱欲”问题的政治语境，在他看来，民主政制的根本困难在于个人的德性是否齐一，谈论“爱欲”是为了揭示民主政治原理的难题：民主政制只会开放“爱欲”的奇异和自由，而不区分高贵与低劣的爱欲，也就谈不上培育高贵的德性。“爱欲四书”恰好构成一部整全而又生动的苏格拉底传，他付出自己的生命时间对青年孜孜以论灵魂与爱欲，意味着灵魂的德性比灵魂的自由更重要。“爱欲四书”中灵魂的“爱欲”问题是柏拉图所有作品的基础，或言柏拉图思想的基础。
아전민주정제시소격랍저담론“애욕”문제적정치어경，재타간래，민주정제적근본곤난재우개인적덕성시부제일，담론“애욕”시위료게시민주정치원리적난제：민주정제지회개방“애욕”적기이화자유，이불구분고귀여저렬적애욕，야취담불상배육고귀적덕성。“애욕사서”흡호구성일부정전이우생동적소격랍저전，타부출자기적생명시간대청년자자이론령혼여애욕，의미착령혼적덕성비령혼적자유경중요。“애욕사서”중령혼적“애욕”문제시백랍도소유작품적기출，혹언백랍도사상적기출。
Socrates＇ s discussion of eroticism is in consistent with his concern of Athenian democracy. From his point of view, the greatest obstacle in practicing democracy lies in the individually varied nature of virtue, which is best shown in the issues of love and eroticism： rather than making distinction between the virtuous and the contemptible in erotic love, the principle of democracy encourages the diversity of eroticism, which inevitably suppresses the fostering of one＇s virtuous character. In fact, ＂the four Platonic Dialogues＂ could be read as a vivid biography of Socrates, who devoted his life to discuss the soul and erotic issues with the youth, revealing the sense of virtue more important than that of freedom. Given this context, it is the issues of love and eroticism that laid the foundation of all the thoughts and works of Plato.