Articles for tag: Aristotle, Plato, Plato's Republic, Socratic Method, The Republic

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Plato’s Republic Vs. Aristotle’s The Politics

Plato was the master, Aristotle the student who history recognizes as the heir to Plato’s Philosopher King throne. Plato’s Republic , strives to construct an ideal city state where-as Aristotle’s work is more grounded in reality. Comprised of lectures and notes put together by Aristotle’s students The Politics first critiques Plato and then goes on ...

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History

Plato’s Republic: Book X

This book begins with Socrates asserting that their conclusions regarding the organization of the state were correct. Additionally, he emphatically states that he was also right regarding the poets and their place in the state. He gives further arguments to support that last. According to Socrates, the tragic poets and all other imitators are corruptive. ...