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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 of three classes: philosopher-kings or guardians who make the decisions, soldiers or "auxiliaries" who protect the society, and producers who create goods and do other work. [1]
An advocate for the Philosophy for Children movement, PLATO became an independent 501(c)(3) organization in 2012 and merged with the Center for Philosophy for Children in Seattle in 2022. [2] As a member of the UNESCO Chair program "Practices of Philosophy with Children," PLATO maintains affiliations with the University of Nantes and the ...
Minos (/ ˈ m aɪ n ɒ s,-n ə s /; Greek: Μίνως) is purported to be one of the dialogues of Plato.It features Socrates and a companion who together attempt to find a definition of "law" (Greek: νόμος, nómos).
Protagoras (/ p r oʊ ˈ t æ ɡ ə r ə s,-æ s / proh-TAG-ər-əs, -ass; Ancient Greek: Πρωταγόρας) is a dialogue by Plato.The traditional subtitle (which may or may not be Plato's) is "or the Sophists".
The great chain of being (from Latin scala naturae 'ladder of being') is a concept derived from Plato, Aristotle (in his Historia Animalium), Plotinus and Proclus. [4] Further developed during the Middle Ages, it reached full expression in early modern Neoplatonism. [5] [6]
The Academy (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαδημία, romanized: Akadēmía), variously known as Plato's Academy, or the Platonic Academy, was founded in Athens by Plato circa 387 BC. The academy is regarded as the first institution of higher education in the west, where subjects as diverse as biology , geography , astronomy , mathematics , history ...
The Theaetetus is one of the few works of Plato that gives contextual clues on the timeline of its authorship: The dialogue is framed by a brief scene in which Euclid of Megara and his friend Terpsion witness a wounded Theataetus returning on his way home after from fighting in an Athenian battle at Corinth, from which he apparently died of his wounds.