柏拉图《理想国》英文版读后感

ReadingreportofTheRepublic冯帆11511010104ReadingreportofTheRepublicAtthefirst,thisarticlegivesanexampleofthefollowing.Adogwillturnnastywhenitseessomeoneitdoesn’tknow,evenifthepersonhaven’tbadlytreateditinthepast.Onthecontrary,whenitseessomeonefamiliar,eventhoughithasneverbeenatallwelltreatedbyhim,itwillwelcomehim.Thusitcanbeseen,loveoflearningandloveofwisdomisonething.Andtheystarttolaunchedadiscussionabouteducation.Myfavoritesentenceinthearticleis“youareawarethatitisthebeginningofanyundertakingwhichisthemostimportantpart-especiallyforanythingyoungandtender.”Generallyspeaking,thisisthetimewheneachindividualthingcanbemosteasilymoulded,andtheywillaccounteverythingyougiveandbecomewhatyouwouldliketosee.ThisiswhatweusuallycallFirstimpressionarestrongest.Consequently,weshouldeducateourchildrenfromthebeginningofthechildhood,andtryourbesttomakethemhearthemostbeautifulandnoblestory,inordertofosterthemvirtue.Inthewayofeducation,theygiveaclearanswer.Theansweris“ofphysicaleducationforthebaby,andmusicandpoetryforthemindorsoul.”Inmyopinion,theeducationofspiritandmoralityareindeedmoreimportantthanphysicaleducation,soweshouldpaymoreattentiontoenrichthespiritualworldofstudents,Especially,forusChinesestudents,itisnecessarytoimprovethemoralquality.RespecttheoldandcherishtheyoungisthetraditionalvirtueoftheChinesenation,however,intoday’ssociety,howmanypeoplesawtheoldmanfellnottohelp,wastefoodandwaterresources,carveontheculturalrelics.Themostimportantreasonisthattoomuchemphasisonacademicperformanceandneglecttheimprovementofmoralquality.Inaword,Iamveryinfavorofcultivatevirtue,starttotellthechildrenthemostnoblestoriesforchildren.Anothertopicthatinterestsmeisweshouldsupportlaw.Usinglawstoregulatepeople’sbehavior.Sothatwecanmaintainthestabilityofthesociety.Asweknow,inancienttimes,HanFeiziwhoistherepresentativeoftheLegalistSchooladvocatedtheapplicationoflawstogovernthecountry.Nowadays,stateleadersarealsoactivelypromotingtheconstructionofthelegalsystem.Thelawcanregulatepeople’sdeportmentandbehavior.Tomakesocietyworkwell,makepeoplegetalongwellwithothers.What’smore,insomewayswehaveonchoicebuttousethelawtoregulate,becausethesemayrelatetothesafetyofthecountryandtheinterestsofthepeople.Forexample,wehavelibertyofspeech,butthatisnotanabsolutefreedom.Forinstance,thepersonofQinHuohuo,whoissuspectedofspreadingrumors,wasarrestedbythepolice,becauseofhisremarksseriouslyendangerthesocialorder.Afterreadingthisarticle,Iamveryencouraged.Socrates’sviewsforthousandsofyearsagoarestillapplicabletoday.Weshouldabsorbtheessenceandrejectthedross,andcarryforwardhumanisticspirit.