THE REPUBLIC PLATO CONTENTS I Of Wealth‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ and their Opposites II The Individual‚ the State‚ and Education III The Arts in Education IV Wealth‚ Poverty‚ and Virtue V On Matrimony and Philosophy VI The Philosophy of Government VII On Shadows and Realities in Education VIII Four Forms of Government IX On Wrong or Right Government‚ and the Pleasures of Each X The Recompense of Life BOOK I OF WEALTH‚ JUSTICE‚ MODERATION‚ AND THEIR OPPOSITES Persons of the Dialogue SOCRATES
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English 104 10/1/2014 The Irony of Socrates Socrates was thought to be ahead of his time. At the time‚ the citizens of Athens believed that their government had the ultimate power and nothing could be higher. So of course when one person chose to believe another view‚ the government became a part of the situation to maintain a sense of peace thorough the nation. This didn’t sit well with Socrates. He wanted as many people to know about his knowledge as possible because he had found scientific
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Plato’s interpretation of justice as seen in The Republic’ is a vastly different one when compared to what we and even the philosophers of his own time are accustomed to. Plato would say justice is the act of carrying out one’s duties as he is fitted with. Moreover‚ if one’s duties require one to lie or commit something else that is not traditionally viewed along with justice; that too is considered just by Plato’s accounts in The Republic.’ I believe Plato’s account of justice‚ and his likely
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Philosophies of Aristotle and Plato Plato and Aristotle both have been very influential as the ancient Greek philosophers. Aristotle was a student of Plato and there are many similarities between these intellectual giants of the ancient world but there are also many things that distinguish them from each other. Aristotle was far more empirical-minded than Plato. First‚ Plato’s philosophy relegated the material‚ physical world to a sort of metaphysical second class. His contention was that the
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Plato and Socrates Classical Greece in the 4th and 5th centuries BC was a period in which some of history’s greatest philosophers lived. The relationship between Plato‚ and his mentor Socrates was‚ for Plato‚ one of reverence. Plato viewed his teacher as an inspiration and as a philosophical model to emulate. Plato was a student of Socrates. Plato is the main eye-witness source for the life of Socrates and we know from his account of Socrates’ trial that Plato was a student at the time. Socrates
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this question. "As his position takes form in the Republic‚ Plato claims that only a very few individuals are capable of understanding how human life is to be lived. If it could be done‚ the rest of us would be best off it we were to let out lives be controlled by such individuals". This position held by Plato has been one of much discussion and disagreement over the years. In this paper I will attempt to give my own insight and stand on Plato ’s position and will evaluate his position as it emerges
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understanding of. Yet many of those who try to apprehend such knowledge lack the ability to perceive why some things in the world are better off not knowing. The Allegory of the Cave written by Plato and the movie Pi by Darren Aranofsky demonstrate exactly why such goals should not be attainable. In the Allegory of the Cave‚ Plato expresses the idea of different perception of the real reality and the fear of letting go that perceived reality. The prisoners chained in a cave their whole life believe the shadows
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Plato and Aristotle Plato and Aristotle were two philosophers who made an impact on philosophy as we know it as today. Plato is thought of as the first political philosopher and Aristotle as the first metaphysical philosopher. They were both great intellectuals in regards to being the first of the great western philosophers. Plato and Aristotle each had ideas in how to better life by improving the societies in which they were part of during their lives. The views of Plato and Aristotle look different
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Plato was a great philosopher who helped shape the thinking of his fellow peers. He was able to do so greatly by publishing a soon-to-be famous dialogue. Moreover‚ the Timaeus is one of Plato’s most well-known works. In this dialogue‚ he presents his audience with a very elaborate explanation on how the universe was created and formed. In the Timaeus‚ Plato made sure to include certain contributors who featured: Socrates‚ Timaeus‚ Hemocrates‚ and Critias. Plato created this masterpiece because he
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Explain how Plato’s epistemological assumptions shape his metaphysics (Why does he think that there must be Forms? Hint: Plato says (in effect): “Since knowledge is certain‚ therefore the objects of knowledge must be unchanging.”). b) Define Plato’s Forms and present the theory of Forms by explaining the “divided line.” (You can use the visual image‚ but explain it.) Plato was extremely devoted in answering the sophists’ skepticism about reason and morality. To do so‚ he spent more time than
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