The allegory of the cave was a vision that Plato described to Socrates about prisoners chained facing a wall of a cave so that they could not move. Chained there for their entire lives they could not see themselves or each other all they could see was the cave wall and shadows. Fire burned above their heads and behind them. Between the fire and the prisoners a wall lined path where people walk and carry vases‚ statues‚ and other artifacts on their heads. The prisoners could hear echoes of voices
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Two philosophers‚ have one thing in common‚ philosophy. Plato and Aristotle are two philosophers that have their differences and their similarities. To start off‚ Plato was the student of Socrates. He had a lot of beliefs that has made him the philosopher he is today. As Plato was Socrates’ student‚ Aristotle was Plato’s student‚ so they have a lot in common‚ and a lot of differences. Plato is known for his Theories of Forms‚ which lead to the thought called Platonism. Theories of Forms refer
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critically evaluate platos justification of rule by philosopher kings. First the essay will try and stress how plato understood the way the state has to be governed in conjunction with philosophy. In Platos most famous work Republic he puts forward the view that only the study of philosophy would allow man to see what was good and just. Therefore to cure the ills of society it would be necessary to either make kings philosophers or make philosophers kings. I intend to show how Plato justifies this view
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Education in Ancient Greece-Aristotle or Plato Jeopardy Edition Questions Answers This philosopher believed that knowledge is innate. Who is Plato? This philosopher said‚ “Learning is not child’s play; we cannot learn without pain” Who is Aristotle? This philosopher wrote The Republic‚ which proposed both a warrior guardian and a philosopher-king education. Who is Plato? This philosopher believed that knowledge is based on perception. Who is Aristotle? This philosopher believed that the
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Be kind‚ for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. –Plato Justice and the challenge of the Sophists The premise of Plato’s Republic is indeed a question of morality‚ as Zeitlin contends (Zeitlan 1997‚ 3)‚ and a direct challenge to the philosophical ideas proposed by the Sophists who assert that subjective truths‚ individualism and self-interest is the basis of human nature‚ and therefore what is moral is relative to ones’ own perception‚ and justice is what serves the individual’s
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THE WORLD OF IDEAS Empedocles and Democritus - believes that although in the natural world everything ‘flows’‚ there must be ‘something’ that never changes (the ‘four roots [Empedocles] or the ‘atoms’ [Democritus]) Plato - Believed that everything tangible in nature ‘flows’. - That there are no ‘substance’ that do not dissolve. - Said that‚ “Everything that belongs to the ‘material world’ is made of a material that time can erode‚ but everything is made after a timeless
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“The Apology” by Plato‚ embodies Plato’s definition of eros will be shown. This embodiment will be based off Plato’s eros as poor being‚ eros as an intermediary between God and men‚ and eros as resemblance of the “god of Plenty”‚ eros’ father (Needleman 15 – 17). According to Plato’s “Symposium”‚ eros has always been in need or poor (Needleman 16). Socrates embodiment of this description of eros can be seen in Plato’s “The Apology”‚ where Socrates “remain in infinite poverty” (Plato 509) as a result
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A Critique of Plato ’s Ideal Regime in the Context of Ancient Athens Thesis Statement: Plato ’s classification of citizens within a given society is detrimental to the progress and‚ possibly‚ the survival of a city-state structure like that of ancient Athens. Introduction: This paper attempts to critique Plato ’s structure of the social classes. The researcher would hope to dismantle Plato ’s social structure in his Republic and the presuppose good of such a system to a city-state setting like
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The main concerns in the works of Plato and Aristotle was understanding and knowing virtue and justice‚ and deciding who had the best qualities to lead. In both hands‚ the political community at large and how morals and politics intertwined were the concerns of Plato and Aristotle. Nicolo Mchiavelli‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ and John Lock challenge this assumption to a certain point‚ and familiarize their concerns about good government‚ order‚ and human nature. While many have argued that Machiavelli‚ Hobbes
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Question 4: What are Plato thoughts on Education and the State? “The perfect society will occur only when kings become philosophers or philosophers are made kings.”(Plato) “The object of education is to turn the eye which the soul already possesses to the light. The whole function of education is not to put knowledge into the soul‚ but to bring out the best things that are latent in the soul‚ and to do so by directing it to the right objects. The problem of education‚ then‚ is to give it
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