Eighteen Epigrams are attributed to Plato, most of them considered spurious. These are short poems suitable for dedicatory purposes written in the form...
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authored by Plato around 375 BC, concerning justice (δικαιοσύνη), the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man. It is Plato's best-known...
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transmitted under Plato's name in antiquity, but were already considered spurious by the 1st century AD: Axiochus, Definitions, Demodocus, Epigrams, Eryxias,...
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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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traditionally ascribed to Plato, including extensively quoted, indirect and conjured speakers. Dialogues, as well as Platonic Epistles and Epigrams, in which these...
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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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The Epigrams were included in the editio princeps of Homer’s works printed by Demetrius Chalchondyles in 1488. Daemones Ceramici Kiln Epigrams (Plato) Hesiod;...
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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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In Plato's Republic, the character of Socrates is highly critical of democracy and instead proposes, as an ideal political state, a hierarchal system...
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Plato's theory of the soul, which was inspired various by the teachings of Socrates, considered the psyche (Ancient Greek: ψῡχή, romanized: psūkhḗ, lit...
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Platonic Academy (redirect from Plato's Academy)
romanized: Akadēmía), variously known as Plato's Academy, the Platonic Academy, and the Academic School, was founded at Athens by Plato circa 387 BC. Aristotle studied...
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"Epigrams". Plato: Complete Works. Translated by Edmonds, J. M. Indianapolis: Hackett. p. 1744. ISBN 9780872203495. Ausonius (March 2, 2015). Epigrams...
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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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Crito (redirect from Plato's Crito)
[krítɔːn]) is a dialogue that was written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. It depicts a conversation between Socrates and his wealthy friend Crito...
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Theaetetus (dialogue) (redirect from Theaetetus (Plato))
Θεαίτητος Theaítētos, lat. Theaetetus) is a philosophical work written by Plato in the early-middle 4th century BCE that investigates the nature of knowledge...
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on the day Plato was entrusted to him, Socrates said that a swan had been delivered to him. There are also some epigrams attributed to Plato, but these...
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Critias (dialogue) (redirect from Critias (Plato))
Critias (/ˈkrɪtiəs/; Greek: Κριτίας), one of Plato's late dialogues, recounts the story of the mighty island kingdom Atlantis and its attempt to conquer...
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Euthyphro (redirect from Euthyphro (Plato))
(/ˈjuːθɪfroʊ/; Ancient Greek: Εὐθύφρων, romanized: Euthyphrōn; c. 399–395 BC), by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue whose events occur in the weeks before the trial...
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Phaedo (redirect from Phaedo (Plato))
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Atlantis (section Plato's dialogues)
romanized: Atlantìs nêsos, lit. 'island of Atlas') is a fictional island mentioned in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias as part of an allegory on the hubris of nations...
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The Epistles (Greek: Ἐπιστολαί; Latin: Epistolae) of Plato are a series of thirteen letters traditionally included in the Platonic corpus. With the exception...
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Demiurge (section Plato and the Timaeus)
eventually "creator". The philosophical usage and the proper noun derive from Plato's Timaeus, written c. 360 BC, where the demiurge is presented as the creator...
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Agathon (section Plato's epigram)
most of Plato's other alleged epigrams) was actually written sometime after Plato had died: its form is that of the Hellenistic erotic epigram, which did...
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Timaeus (dialogue) (redirect from Plato's Timaeus)
(/taɪˈmiːəs/; Greek: Τίμαιος, translit. Timaios, pronounced [tǐːmai̯os]) is one of Plato's dialogues, mostly in the form of long monologues given by Critias and Timaeus...
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Cratylus (dialogue) (redirect from Cratylus (Plato))
Kratylos) is the name of a dialogue by Plato. Most modern scholars agree that it was written mostly during Plato's so-called middle period. In the dialogue...
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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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Platonism (redirect from Plato, Platonism)
philosophy of Plato and philosophical systems closely derived from it, though contemporary Platonists do not necessarily accept all doctrines of Plato. Platonism...
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Phaedrus (dialogue) (redirect from Phaedrus (Plato))
The Phaedrus (/ˈfiːdrəs/; Greek: Φαῖδρος, translit. Phaidros), written by Plato, is a dialogue between Socrates, and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several...
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Ion (dialogue) (redirect from Ion (Plato))
In Plato's Ion (/ˈaɪɒn/; Greek: Ἴων) Socrates discusses with the titular character, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on Homer, the question of...
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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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