What Do the Game Theory and Rationality of the Plato’s Political and Legal Doctrine Have in Common?

Abstract

In the Republic, Plato presents an ideal social system that arises on the basis of acting together for the purposes of meeting the neetheir own interests. The rationalistic orientation dominates in Plato’s political and legal thought; it consists in the fact that, under the guidance of reason, the individual performs actions aimed at achieving happiness. From the point of view of game theory, in the same way, each subject of law strives to achieve the most profitable result and realize their own interests at the lowest cost. Thus, there is reason to believe that the theory of games in law arose as a natural result of the development of the philosophical concept of rationality. The Plato political and legal thought in this regard require detailed analysis, since it, like modern game theory, combine assumptions about the achievement of individual interests and bounded rationality. Taking into account the similarity of the fundamental premises, the subject of this article is relevant and significant not only in historical and theoretical terms, but for modern jurisprudence.