In Plato’s Republic the philosopher creates an ideal efficient state built on a system that places people into one of three social classes based on their natural inclinations as a young child. Plato divides the people of the ideal state into the three main social classes: guardians, auxiliaries, and craftspeople. Each class has a very ...
Many discussions have taken place surrounding the fabled lost city of Atlantis. According to accounts by the philosopher Plato the ancient city possessed technologies that were advanced far beyond the modern world in which Plato lived, and yes the city was swallowed by the sea, destroyed in but a single day and night. Theories have ...
Plato’s concept of freedom involves the attainment of a perfected form of society. His theoretical republic embodies this freedom in a way that most Americans would not see as a free society at all, but rather a strictly controlled community. Philosopher-kings were Plato’s conception of what a perfect ruler or rulers would be like. Freedom ...
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What did Plato think about women as a group in his society? How did his views differ from the views of other members the society? Through Plato’s writings you can see that he thought differently about women. Plato believed that women had a right, or you might even call it a role to play in ...
Within philosophy, Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is almost unparalleled in its fame as a way of describing the human condition. Written as a conversation between the philosopher Socrates and Glaucon, it is contained within Plato’s Republic, written more than 2,400 years ago. Since then, it has been referenced in a John Lennon song and ...
Too often students become entirely lost when trying to understand philosophy. Professors only make matters worse with complicated explanations and poor examples, leaving students in the dark. Philosophy can be frustrating, but it does not have to be, and many sites have popped up trying to explain things like Plato’s “Cave” metaphor, but still don’t ...
Plato’s conception of the ideal state is an interesting attempt to sort out citizens into three distinct social classes. In his attempt, his motive for this division of labor can be attributed to a checks and balances system. But before describing the citizens within an ideal state, he describes the overall structure of an ideal ...
The famous philosopher, Plato, was originally a student of another famous philosopher, Socrates. Throughout most of Plato’s writings, he writes from the viewpoint of Socrates. Many philosophers believe that although Plato was merely recounting Socrates’s teachings at first, he later began to expand upon them and create and incorporate his own views into his writings ...
