... , "it is often reasonable to suppose that the chief speaker in each of the later dialogues, whether Socrates or another, represents Plato's own views." (P.M. Hubby, 1964) Plato's philosophy is based on the belief that the world we detect around us is not completely real, and the only "real" thing is knowledge itself. The difference between these two philosopher ... was how far they extended their questioning. Where Socrates asked "what is justice" or "what is beauty", Plato might consider "why is this action just", or "why is ... space was scientific (unlike his two predecessors) which ...

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... live because of the great amount of prejudice on philosophers and on people who the emperor believes is non-Christian. Most of Plato's works consisted of "dialogs" between Socrates and other philosophers. Like Socrates, Plato was concerned in moral, not natural philosophy. He believed that government officials should be "philosopher kings" so he developed a course of study mainly about abstract thought for their ... was invent a theory of vision involving three streams of light: one from what is being seen, one from the eyes, and one from the illuminating source. One of Plato's distinct...

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"If there is someone, who deserves to be called a teacher of humanity, these are Plato and Aristotle-, Hegel wrote in his "Lectures on the history of philosophy-. Clarifying this postulate, Hegel wrote that Plato belonged to personalities of world-historic importance and his philosophy was one of those creations of worldwide significance that since its emergence "had been exerting the greatest influence on spiritual culture ... and the course of its development during all the following epochs-. In Plato's view, the aim of philosophy is to enable just mutual cohabitation of people in the Stat...

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... drink hemlock and died. "It is better to die on my feet than to live on my knees," he stated proudly. Plato became disillusioned with Athens after Socrates died. Later, he started his own university called the Academy. There, he taught philosophy, math, astronomy, science, history, physical education, and rhetoric, the art of speaking or writing effectively. Aristotle, a curious student of his ... , but biologists and scientists as well. In a way, Alexander enforced Aristotle's ideas and was the first ruler to take interest in philosophy instead of thinking it was intolerable. Power isn'...

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... is the purpose of the state too. In order to understand their different conclusions of political state, we need to be aware of their difference in world's view and philosophy. Plato believes in absolute truth in terms of morality and politics. Besides, Plato is only able to identify the difference between individuals in terms of three classes, which are producers, civilians and guardians ... of the absolute truth with very little concern whether such truth is practical or not. More than that, the truth to Plato seems to be unchangeable whether in ideas or philosophy. Plato believes the ...

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... Christian theology. In short, Aristotle was and still is, considered a master of his craft, a leader in the field of philosophy and the teaching of the surrounding environment. But when he is compared to Plato, are the two philosophers similar or different? The answer is both. Plato and Aristotle are two of the most widely acclaimed philosophers in their field. As a pupil of Socrates ... . Although young and still learning, Aristotle came to find many faults in Plato's theories and became a great critic of his teacher. Despite his critique, Aristotle was influenced by Plato and so their ...

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... ancient philosophers. Their ideas can often be hard to touch upon due to changes in things such as time, society, technology and even knowledge. I believe that neither Plato nor Aristotle has complete grasp on their philosophy of life, for as much as the two contradict one another, they also tie in with each other and logically, I believe, one can almost not make ... of personal experience. Although regardless I do ultimately agree with the ideas of Aristotle over those of Plato, I also feel that ultimate agreement with Plato in this essay would be somewhat illogical and contradicting o...

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... famous writings include the "Republic", where we can learn about his beliefs including ethics, political philosophy, moral psychology, epistemology, and metaphysics. The Metaphor of the Divided Line also created by Plato represents the levels of knowledge one can obtain. From this metaphor comes the Forms, and how the understanding of this Forms and applying them will help society. In his ... people and says the "bad" actions one commits are not necessarily bad but pure ignorance to which can be changed by education. Plato's philosophy was influential to many of his students and during ...

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... Plato's forms as only abstract copies of actual things or beings. As such the forms do not provide any explanation of the existence of such thing or how they change consequently for that reason and several others, I believe Aristotle to have the more persuasive argument on the "forms". In the philosophy of Plato ... , the word "form" has a special meaning. Plato saw the cosmos divided into the sensible world (made up of things we know through the senses) and the ... worth living. A belief I hold is that the purpose of life is to expand and develop rationality to its maximum extent, and ...

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... and that a Demiurge (Greek for craftsman), guided by the Forms built it (112). Unlike Homeric gods, who are controlled by human emotions, Plato sees this Demiurge as the purest and most perfect being, void of malice and evil ("Plato: Political Philosophy." par. 18). The Demiurge aims to build this world out of the Forms that guide him, and in the process uses an ... imperfect substance. Plato argues that since this material is imperfect, the world is not as perfect as the Forms are, and this is why ... to explain his belief in reincarnation (Irwin 98). He also believes that souls are e...

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... Great in his creation of the Library of Alexandria. This gave consent to the pursuit of knowledge and, since Alexander was taught by a natural philosopher, to the study of natural philosophy. In Ancient Greece (480-323 BCE), natural philosophers observed particular things like the phenomena of the natural world, along with abstract things like the nature of reality. These natural ... philosophers looked for universal principles by which phenomena could be explained, which among these philosophers included Heraclitus, Parmenides, and Plato. The philosopher, Heraclitus (ca. 545-475 BCE) of...

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... Great in his creation of the Library of Alexandria. This gave consent to the pursuit of knowledge and, since Alexander was taught by a natural philosopher, to the study of natural philosophy. In Ancient Greece (480-323 BCE), natural philosophers observed particular things like the phenomena of the natural world, along with abstract things like the nature of reality. These natural ... philosophers looked for universal principles by which phenomena could be explained, which among these philosophers included Heraclitus, Parmenides, and Plato. The philosopher, Heraclitus (ca. 545-475 BCE) of...

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... people as a whole will then be satisfied and therefore the City will function in harmony. Maciavelli in his writings presents a philosophy of rule, which is contrary to that of Plato's, but somewhat comparable in intent. His major concern is stability of the government. A stable government is one that has ... , is to keep those who are being ruled satisfied. One of the important distinctions between Machiavelli's philosophy of government and Plato's is the role of the populace. As has been stated, Plato wishes to hold the masses in their places and create order in the City through classe...

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... think back on two people that so long ago have reasoned and imagine political theories that are still in use today. Plato and Aristotle are considered to be "Founding Fathers" of modern political theories. I armed myself with Hacker Andrew's Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science: New York: Macmillan, 1961 and took a stroll down the "philosophical memory lane". In order to compare the ... political theories of two great philosophers of politics we need to examine each theory in depth. Plato is regarded by many experts as the first writer of political ... philosophy, and Aristo...

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... wrong. Socrates is the first philosopher, I will discuss. Since Socrates did not write anything down, Socrates thinking is told through his student, Plato, who wrote his teachers" thoughts. Socrates is an idealist who believes that things are in born. Therefor he believed that before we are born ... geometry. He recollected it from his soul. In the Meno, Socrates states that the boy is "recovering by oneself knowledge within oneself." (Plato 85D) Knowledge in the Meno is perceived as having an acquaintance with the object, but not knowing how it functions. Socrates states here ... said o...

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... is taken and is worked into all aspects of experience. Plato shared his philosophy in what he called "dialogues." As shown in the Euthyphro, his early dialogues consisting of Socrates asking "what is ____" and the respondent answer is analyzed continually. Plato introduced the concept of viewing reality as "what is real ... makes the distinction between these two worlds in one of his dialogues, Timaeus. Understanding the distinction between Becoming and Being helps to understand Plato's theory of reality. Plato's world of Being is comprised of realities called Forms, which are the causes...

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... had prophesized. It appeared that the option was available for Socrates to renounce his faith and go free, instead of continuing to practice philosophy and question Greece until he upset the wrong people and was put to death. When faced with the decision to either repent his ... necks, mouthing off to Socrates and proving him wrong. However, this did not happen (but wouldn't that make a cool philosophy/sci-fi novel?). Socrates stands by Aristotle's viewpoint in Plato's "Apology- in yet another instance, as he remains true to his belief in the powerful oracle while in Athens. In ... the a...

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... comes from faith in divine revelation, yet both come from God. So Thomas believed that any differences between divine revelation and the conclusions of philosophy result from faulty reasoning. He also maintained that reason can support faith. Thomas accepted--on faith--the idea that God exists. However, ... triangle because it participates in the form of triangularity. A particular table is what it is because it participates in the form of the table." "Plato insisted that the forms differ greatly from the ordinary things that we see around us. Ordinary things change, but their forms do ...

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... not consider the intrinsic values and purposes of the arts themselves, due to which his arguments are flawed in a fundamental manner. In the text, Plato represents his arguments as a conversation between Socrates and Glaucon. Socrates starts his denunciation of poets by comparing them to artists. He states that of any ... and hence offers no benefits to a well governed society. There is a very basic flaw in his premise. He judges poetry by the standards of philosophy, ethics and education but neglects to judge it by the standards of poetry itself. It is not the aim of a poet or an artist...

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... of everyday people with its rules of living, explanations of life, and guidelines of how a person should act. The basic definition of the word philosophy is, as an intellectual discipline, the study of ethics, metaphysics, physics, the science of knowledge, logic, and politics (Hallsall). A philosopher was ... the modern era, for the most part, philosophers tend to concentrate on one or two aspects of the subject (Hallsall). The first element of philosophy is ethics. Ethics is a system or code of moral values. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics insists on the necessity of earthly goods, to s...

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... philosophy, you get a strange mixture of theories that work in theory itself but have never been tested in practice. Most philosophers try to talk about the politics, but for me the only ones interesting are those that talked about it a long time ago and who actually thought of the things they talked about, and not only remade someone else's thoughts. I chose Plato ... the political theories of two great philosophers of politics is to first examine each theory in depth. Plato is probably the first writer of political philosophy, and Aristotle is recognized as the first political scientis...

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... get in the way of his personal stands on politics and ethics, and vise versa. Just as Plato was studied under the wing of Socrates and later established his own philosophy, Aristotle followed suit. The two differed on political and ethical views, although both had similar basis for ... for breaking up topics into subtopics, and subtopics into other subtopics. Being a man who was intrigued with the natural world, which was unlike Plato, Aristotle felt that forms were not independent of this world. Aristotle brought the notion that forms and matter cannot exist without each other, meaning ...

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... subjects and puts them in their most general and broadest aspect, questioning everything about it and its existence ("Philosophy"). After the father of Western philosophy, Thales, came Socrates, another legendary philosopher. Socrates passed his knowledge onto Plato, who opened an Academy for philosophy and was responsible for teaching the great philosopher Aristotle. All three of these men are accountable for many of ... the philosophies that are still held today, such as Plato's Cave Theory, which shows how ignorance can control oneself for the worse. Plato's philosophy of the Divided...

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... Greeks. His original name was Aristocles, but in his school days he received the nickname Platon (meaning "broad") because of his broad shoulders. Plato was born in Athens, about 427 B.C., and died there about 347 B.C. In early life Plato saw war service and had political ambitions. However, he was never really in agreeance with the Athenian democracy and could not join sincerely ... Athens, believing that until "kings were philosophers or philosophers were kings" things would never go well with the world. Like Socrates, Plato was mainly interested in moral philosophy and despised natur...

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... views on certain subjects, but also had very different views on other topics as well. Both of which have reasonable arguments to back their positions. Plato has the theory of forms, which states that everything is changing, multiple, imperfect thing of a certain king in the sensible world(a many) ... as caused by an eternal and ideal essence, or Form, in the transcendent world(a one). Also is Plato's view on the transcendent reality. In philosophy the transcendent reality means reality which transcends or lies beyond space and time. Thus god, as represented in classical theology is a tra...

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