... of ethics--whereas Plato's work includes epistemology, metaphysics, political science, and ethics. Plato's work, therefore, can be divided into three segments: early, middle, and late. In the early dialogues, also called the Socratic dialogues, Socrates and his elenchus still play a defining role in the philosophical discourse. These ... that the conversation which is the Republic takes place in. He has an early conversation with Socrates about the difficulties of old age, which introduces the topic of justice, and then promptly leaves the discussion to attend to other matters. Polemarch...

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... but her gender prevented her from receiving a formal education. His father, Sophroniscus, was an expert stonecutter. He provided a comfortable middle-class living for his wife and son (Mason 27). As a child, Socrates didn't fit in with his peers; he wasn ... Peloponnesian Wars along side his father. They served as hoplite soldiers. A hoplite was a heavily armored warrior with high stature in the Greek military. The Hoplite status affirms his father's wealth, because hoplites had to supply their ... His exceptional stamina and exercise, along with distaining from gluttony, kept Socrates i...

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