Although the architectonic of Plato’s best city is dazzling, some critics find its detailed prescriptions inimical to human freedom and well-being. Most notably, Karl Popper in The Open Society and its Enemies sees it as a proto-totalitarian recipe, choking all initiative and variety out of the citizenry. This essay does not directly respond to Popper’s critique but instead spotlights a strand in the dialogue that positions Plato as an advocate of regulatory relaxation and economic liberty to an extent otherwise unknown in the ancient world and by no means unopposed in ours. His contribution to liberal political economy thereby merits greater attention and respect.

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柏拉图共和国的政治与经济

尽管柏拉图最好的城市的建筑令人眼花缭乱，但一些评论家发现它的详细规定不利于人类的自由和福祉。最值得注意的是，《开放社会及其敌人》中的卡尔·波普尔（Karl Popper）将其视为原始极权主义的配方，扼杀了公民的所有主动性和多样性。这篇文章没有直接回应波普尔的批评，而是突出了对话中的一条线索，即柏拉图在古代世界中不为人知，在我们的世界中也绝不是无人反对的程度，将柏拉图定位为监管放松和经济自由的倡导者。因此，他对自由政治经济学的贡献值得更多关注和尊重。