古代东西方乌托邦思想之比较——读《理想国》与《礼记·礼运》有感

A Comparison of the Ideas of Utopia in between the Ancient East and West——A Reading of The Republic and The Book of Rites

柏拉图的《理想国》与中国古代儒家的《礼记·礼运》是东西方古代乌托邦思想的杰出代表,同样是乌托邦,但二者有很多不同之处,主要表现在以智治国与以德治国、理性主义与直觉主义、未来主义与复古主义、纯理想虚构与可实现性、以人为本与以神为本诸方面。

Plato＇s The Republic and The Book of Rites in ancient China are both the outstanding representatives in ideological Utopia. However, there are a lot of differences between the two which includes the idea to rule the country to Moses and the rule of virtue, rationalism and intuition, the future owners Justice and retro, the ideal of pure fiction and feasibility, people- oriented and God-centered.