“The Allegory of the Cave” Excerpt from Plato‚ The Republic‚ Book VII‚ 514A1-518D8‚ Socrates and Glaucon are conversing: SOCRATES: “Next‚” said I “compare our nature in respect of education and its lack to such an experience as this. Picture men dwelling in a sort of subterranean cavern with a long entrance open to the light on its entire width. Conceive them as having their legs and necks fettered from childhood‚ so that they remain in the same spot‚ able to look forward only‚ and prevented by
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The question of whether virtue can be taught may be answered through philosophical means‚ much like those illustrated by Socrates in Plato: Meno. Because virtue‚ in our minds‚ is something that benefits the soul‚ and knowledge is that which leads its beholder toward positive outcomes‚ we can draw the conclusion that virtue is knowledge. If virtue can in fact be classified as knowledge‚ and all knowledge can be taught‚ then we must conclude that virtue can in turn be taught. However‚ in saying
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Describe Socrates’ reasons (in the Crito)‚ for refusing to escape from prison. In the text Crito‚ is compose of the Socrates’ and Crito’s dialogues whether escaping from the prison or not. Because of the corrupting youth Socrates sentenced to death. By ask questions Socrates made people questioned their belief. Therefore Socrates called as ‘god fly’. After all these cases Crito try to convince Socrates to escape from the prison. However Socrates does not want to escape. According to Socrates’
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Plato and Aristotle are two Greek philosophers that were concerned about the nature of soul and its relationship to the body. Their theories about soul and body have some points of similarity and some points of contrast.This essay discuss the fundamentally different views of Plato and Aristotle on the nature of soul. Both Plato and Aristotle viewed the soul and body as two things. Whereas Plato saw the body to be material and the soul to be spiritual‚ Aristotle saw body and soul as equally important
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Plato was an Ancient Greek philosopher whose writings and theories have greatly influenced the development of Western philosophy. Perhaps his most famous theory is that of the Forms - pure ideas or concepts of what a THING is. It was Plato’s belief that as well as this world‚ the material world - or the world of Appearances‚ as he called it - there exists another dimension‚ where the true Forms of everything in the material world reside; Reality‚ or the realm of the Forms. A Form‚ by Plato’s reckoning
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non-sexual love) and amour platonicien (love according to Plato) (Gould‚ 1963‚ p. 1). Two rectifications of the popular concept of Platonic love seem necessary in order to appreciate the relevance of Plato’s theory of love to contemporary problems. The first is related to the non-sexual aspect of the loving relationship‚ for Plato’s theory of love includes sex. The second is related to the heterosexual aspect of the loving relationship. Indeed‚ Plato considers love between people solely as a homosexual
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Some of the ways in which Plato shaped Aristotle’s philosophy is that Plato believed the cosmos to be made up of four elements that are earth‚ air‚ fire‚ and water. Aristotle agreed that the cosmos was made up of these four elements. Although‚ some of the ways in which Aristotle deviated from Plato was that Plato deduced that the four elements are made of atoms‚ which are made from triangles‚ Aristotle disagreed with this. Even though Aristotle agreed on the four elements he disagree on the theory
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Plato ‘The Republic’ By N.Sutton A Bit about Plato Himself... Plato (Greek: Πλάτων‚ Plátōn‚ "wide‚ broad-browed") (428/427 BC – 348/347 BC)‚ was a Classical Greek philosopher‚ who together with his teacher‚ Socrates‚ and his student‚ Aristotle‚ helped to lay the philosophical foundations of Western culture. Plato was also a mathematician‚ writer of philosophical dialogues‚ and founder of the Academy in Athens‚ the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Plato was originally
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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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Locke: What is the purpose of politics - we could live in the state of nature‚ we don’t need contract or soverign - life‚ liberty and property State of nature: men live according to reason and governed by reason - man exists in the state of nature in perfect freedom to do as they want‚ a state of perfect freedom - not necessarily good or bad‚ bit is calm and peaceful - men give up some of their freedom to secure the advantages of civilized socity
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