In ‘Citro” by the greek philosopher Plato‚ one of the wise lessons Socrates‚ the classical philosopher‚ taught us was to not let the opinion of the people worry us. This lesson taught by a man who died in 399 BC is still thriving today in modern society. In this literary review I will prove that worrying about the opinion of the people can be harmful and even deadly. In proving this‚ we will see the importance of this lesson Socrates has taught us. In this dialogue‚ Socrates has been sentenced to
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Phaedo‚ a story written by Plato‚ is actually an account of how the death of Socrates went about. This fictitious story written from Phaedo’s point of view is used by Plato to detail his ideas of life and death‚ but through the perspective of Socrates on his final day. By emphasizing that in fact Plato was not there when this happened‚ he makes it clear that this is his speculation and not a true story. Nevertheless‚ there is a lot to learn about Socrates’ (and Plato’s) idea of the soul from this
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god-like ‘prime mover’ that set everything into motion. Surprisingly similar‚ Plato uses reflection and reason to deductively determine that there is a ‘natural creator’ who “…created…everything…in its essential nature” (Plato 316). While they mostly agree on ultimate reality‚ each philosopher’s view is different on the Forms. Although they might have been able to agree on an outside force influencing the universe‚ Plato and Aristotle’s separate way of thinking triggered Aristotle to reject Plato’s
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Plato‚ or Aristocles as is his real name‚ was one of the most influential thinkers of history. Plato set up a school called the Academy in Athens in 387 BC. He wrote down his ideas in the form of dialogues‚ or discussions between people. The dialogues explain Plato’s metaphysics or ideas on subjects such as politics‚ law‚ science‚ education‚ art‚ and the nature of knowledge. One of the best known dialogues is The Republic‚ in which Plato describes his idea of an ideal‚ or perfect‚ government. All
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Aristotle‚ whom we will next look at‚ believes the contrary‚ that women are subsidiary to men due to natural characteristics. Let us then look into how both Plato’s and Aristotle’s views of society are constructed by their apparent beliefs of women. For Plato‚ gender is such a minute detail that for the most part it can be neglected when compared to the goal of the society. In the just society‚ women are equal in ability because they have the same opportunity as men. They are given the same upbringing and
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Two very important thinkers‚ Plato and John Locke‚ have varying views on politics and society. Both of their views contribute greatly to world politics and the United States politics. Plato values justice as the most dominant concept of society. In The Republic‚ he used the Greek word "Dikaisyne" for justice which can also be loosely translated to ’morality’ or ’righteousness’; it includes within it the duty of man. Justice is order and duty. It is a harmonious strength including the effective harmony
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Plato’s “Defense of Socrates” is a detailed account of Socrates being tried before the Athenian court. The “Defense” is written in first person‚ though it is actually written by Plato‚ who is an outside observer to the trial. According to Plato‚ there is a manifold of reasons as to why Socrates was on trial. The Athenians believed Socrates as guilty of blasphemy‚ investigating concepts that failed to acknowledge the presence of gods‚ as well as‚ corrupting the youth. Socrates was on trial for
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True Knowledge – Descartes vs. Plato Many philosophers have tried to figure out what exactly true knowledge is. For years they have been asking questions and looking deep into the mind to better understand the methods needed to get to true knowledge. If we go back to some of the earliest philosophers we meet Plato in Greece. Plato tried to take on the question himself in a fictional conversation he wrote up between Socrates and Meno‚ and in which we see some insight to what he believes it is
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lecture by asking the question: why do Americans love and aggrandize democracy so much‚ but Plato criticizes it? This was the same question I had throughout Book Eight. It seems that our entire goal as a country is to spread democracy to the rest of the world and to find ways to make ourselves more democratic than we already are. But‚ why spread something that is apparently so corrupt‚ according to Plato? Plato bases his argument on Athens and what his own personal experience with democracy. Professor
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fundamentals aspects that shaped the great mind of Plato The importance of understanding concepts and analyzing the true meaning of words capture the human mind to develop philosophical thinking‚ so men can determine what they know about the world. A particularly exciting aspect of the human mind has always been intrigued in understanding reality‚ and Plato was fascinated with the abstract and theoretical principles of what constitutes reality. To Plato‚ ideas or conceptual forms were essential realities;
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