The Republic (Greek: Πολιτεία, translit. Politeia; Latin: De Republica) is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BC, concerning justice (δικαιοσύνη)...
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Plato (/ˈpleɪtoʊ/ PLAY-toe; Greek: Πλάτων, Plátōn), born Aristocles (Ἀριστοκλῆς; c. 427 – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period...
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Theory of forms (redirect from Form (Plato))
realism is a theory widely credited to the Classical Greek philosopher Plato. The theory suggests that the physical world is not as real or true as "Forms"...
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Allegory of the cave (redirect from The Cave (Plato))
Plato's allegory of the cave is an allegory presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work Republic (514a–520a, Book VII) to compare "the effect...
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Plato's theory of the soul, which was inspired variously by the teachings of Socrates, considered the psyche (Ancient Greek: ψῡχή, romanized: psūkhḗ)...
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In Plato's Republic, the character of Socrates is highly critical of democracy and instead proposes, as an ideal political state, a hierarchal system of...
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Form of the Good (section Uses in The Republic)
the Good" (ἡ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ ἰδέα), is a concept in the philosophy of Plato. In Plato's Theory of Forms, in which Forms are defined as perfect, eternal, and...
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Plato (Ancient Greek: Πλάτων, Plátōn, "wide, broad-shouldered"; c. 428/427 – c. 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, the second of the trio of...
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Laws (dialogue) (redirect from Laws (Plato))
political philosophy[citation needed] alongside Plato's more widely read Republic. Scholars generally agree that Plato wrote this dialogue as an older man, having...
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is a hypothetical magic ring mentioned by the philosopher Plato in Book 2 of his Republic (2:359a–2:360d). It grants its owner the power to become invisible...
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Eudaimonia (section Plato)
of a bad man (28b–c). Plato (1979). The Republic. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. Book 2, pp. 81–104. Frede, Dorothea (2017), "Plato's Ethics: An Overview"...
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according to Plato has an ideal state ruled by the philosopher king. Plato describes "philosopher kings" as "those who love the sight of truth" (Republic 475c)...
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twelve feet; or a town lot and a house twelve feet by twelve In The Republic, Plato describes five regimes (of which four are unjust). Timocracy (Book...
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In philosophy, Plato's epistemology is a theory of knowledge developed by the Greek philosopher Plato and his followers. Platonic epistemology holds that...
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Union Republics of Russia Autonomous republic Republic (Plato), a dialogue by Plato De re publica (The Republic), a dialogue by Cicero Republic (Zeno)...
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as the prison for the Titans. Tartarus is the place where, according to Plato's Gorgias (c. 400 BC), souls are judged after death and where the wicked...
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Phaedo (redirect from Phaedo (Plato))
On The Soul, is one of the best-known dialogues of Plato's middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium. The philosophical subject of the...
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golden age in comparison. Plato also includes an account of the interaction between Socrates and the Thirty. In the Republic, Plato mentions Lysias, one of...
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Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους, Apología Sokrátous; Latin: Apologia Socratis), written by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue of the speech of legal self-defence which Socrates...
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romanized: Sympósion, lit. 'Drinking Party') is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, dated c. 385 – 370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous...
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Plato's so-called unwritten doctrines are metaphysical theories ascribed to him by his students and other ancient philosophers but not clearly formulated...
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Classical republicanism (redirect from Classic Definition of Republic)
understanding of the term "republic" but most of the essential features of the modern definition are present in the works of Plato, Aristotle, and Polybius...
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they can and the weak suffer what they must." In the first chapter of Plato's Republic, authored around 375 BC Thrasymachus claims that "justice is nothing...
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In Plato's The Republic, a noble lie is a myth or a lie knowingly propagated by an elite to maintain social harmony. Plato presented the noble lie (γενναῖον...
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Analogy of the divided line (redirect from The divided line of Plato)
grammē dicha tetmēmenē) is presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in the Republic (509d–511e). It is written as a dialogue between Glaucon and Socrates...
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Phaedo, fragment Nag Hammadi library – Republic 588A–589B, Coptic version The traditional division of the works of Plato into tetralogies was done by Thrasyllus...
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Philosopher king (section In the Republic)
city-state ruled by philosophers is first explored in Plato's Republic, written around 375 BC. Plato argued that the ideal state – one which ensured the...
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teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through them, the West in general. Knowledge of his life...
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Ship of State (section The Ship of State since Plato)
famously expounded by Plato in the Republic (Book 6, 488a–489d), which likens the governance of a city-state to the command of a vessel. Plato expands the established...
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