柏拉圖的《理想國》不僅是西方哲學最重要的著作之一，同時也是西方文明不朽的經典。在探究「正義」這一課題的前提之下，柏拉圖除了闡述其政治理想外，該書的內容也廣泛地觸及形上學、知識論、倫理學與教育學等等。事實上，柏拉圖的正義論一方面顯現了希臘哲學對希臘神話、悲劇所代表的傳統希臘倫理思想的「繼承」與「反叛」；另一方面則開啟西方「正義論」傳統的一個重要面向。本課程主要是針對柏拉圖《理想國》一書進行解讀，希望透過這樣的介紹，使得修課學生除了掌握柏拉圖的思想外，還能進一步對西方「正義論」相關的探討有一基本的認識。

Plato's "The Republic" is not only one of the most important works of Western philosophy, but also an immortal classic of Western civilization. Under the premise of exploring the topic of "justice", in addition to expounding his political ideals, the content of the book also extensively touches on metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, pedagogy, etc. In fact, Plato's Theory of Justice on the one hand shows the "inheritance" and "rebellion" of Greek philosophy to the traditional Greek ethical thought represented by Greek myths and tragedies; on the other hand, it opens an important aspect of the Western "Theory of Justice" tradition. This course mainly focuses on the interpretation of Plato's "The Republic". It is hoped that through such an introduction, students will not only master Plato's thoughts, but also gain a basic understanding of discussions related to the Western "Theory of Justice".

通識課程不同於專業課程，實乃著重引導學生主動關懷、探索與實踐人類的終極價值與智慧；同時通識課程所提供的知識，不是專業課程的淺薄化，而是具有厚實感的基礎知識。本校根據創校傳統、校訓與辦學理念訂定通識教育定四大基本素養：求真素養、篤信素養、力行素養與宏通素養，以具體落實本校通識教育之理想。希望本校學生能發揮自主學習精神，在通識課程老師的引導下，逐漸培養其通識教育基本素養，並期待能終身學習。各種基本素養並訂有具體的學習成效指標，以做教學與學習成效之自我檢證的具體指標，分述如下：求真素養（自然領域）：1.學習自然科學的方法或哲學以探索物理與生命世界的微妙，2.發揮就事論事的精神，3.能參與科學議題相關的公共事務。篤信素養（人文領域）：1.學習人文精神以探索內在自我與領會人類文明的深層價值，2.發展自律精神，3.能運用理性進行道德推理。力行素養（社會領域）：1.運用社會科學的方法或哲學以激發學生的傾聽與溝通能力，2.承認與尊重多元差，3.實踐民主審議的精神。宏通素養（跨領域）：1.追求人類的整體價值，2.融通求真、篤信、力行等素養於個人生命之中。各領域的課程對於學習成效指標可以跨選，不必拘泥。

General courses are different from professional courses. They actually focus on guiding students to actively care for, explore and practice the ultimate value and wisdom of mankind. At the same time, the knowledge provided by general courses is not the superficiality of professional courses, but basic knowledge with a solid sense. Based on the school’s founding tradition, school motto and school philosophy, the school has formulated four basic qualities for general education: truth-seeking quality, belief quality, practical quality and general quality, in order to concretely implement the school’s ideals of general education. We hope that our students can develop their independent learning spirit and gradually develop their basic literacy in general education under the guidance of general education teachers, and look forward to lifelong learning. Various basic competencies have specific learning effectiveness indicators for self-examination of teaching and learning effectiveness, which are described as follows: Truth-seeking literacy (natural field): 1. Learn the methods or philosophy of natural science to explore the subtleties of the physical and life world, 2. Use the spirit of discussing things as they are, 3. Be able to participate in public affairs related to scientific issues. Belief literacy (humanities field): 1. Learn the humanistic spirit to explore the inner self and understand the deep value of human civilization, 2. Develop a spirit of self-discipline, 3. Be able to use reason for moral reasoning. Practical literacy (social field): 1. Use social science methods or philosophy to stimulate students' listening and communication skills, 2. Recognize and respect diversity, 3. Practice the spirit of democratic deliberation. Hongtong literacy (cross-field): 1. Pursue the overall value of human beings, 2. Integrate qualities such as truth-seeking, faith, and practice into personal life. Courses in various fields can choose from different learning outcome indicators, so there is no need to be rigid.

《理想國篇-譯注與詮釋》，徐學庸譯注，台北：台灣商務印書館，2009年。

"The Utopia - Translation and Annotation", translated and annotated by Xu Xueyong, Taipei: Taiwan Commercial Press, 2009.