نوع مقاله : علمی-پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
In The Republic, Plato selects the politician of his utopia from the class of scientists (philosophers), asserting a fundamental unity between the realms of politics and knowledge. This perspective stands in stark contrast to that of Max Weber, the twentieth-century German sociologist and thinker, who argues that these two figures possess distinct missions, responsibilities, and behavioral logics, insisting they must never encroach upon one another’s domains. For Weber, the university is not an arena for politics, nor is politics a field for true academics. These ideal types of “scientist” and “politician,” defined through contrasting relations by Plato and Weber, have fostered a dichotomy that is also intelligible within the tradition-modernity dualism. This article aims to define the scientist and the politician within the thought of Plato and Weber, while demonstrating how a rational relationship can be established between the two. To achieve this, by drawing upon Plato’s concept of the “Statesman” in the Politicus, a third status—namely the “policymaker” and “policy-making institutions”—is envisioned. This entity can function as a “translator” navigating between the two realms, ensuring the independence of the scientist and the university from the state, while simultaneously providing the necessary vigor and insight for both fields.
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