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Plato (424/423 BC – 348/347 BC) was a Classical Greek philosopher, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Plato is considered to be the founder of Western philosophy.
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What function do myths serve in the Platonic dialogues?
In order to show that Socrates (or Plato himself) did not dishonor the existing cosmology, Plato reworked the existing images of the afterlife to fit with reincarnation. … But Plato, at least, was also interested in using myth to communicate truth. …
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What is the purpose of Plato's concept of Form?
What confuses matters these days is that Plato's student, Aristotle, disagreed with Plato about the existence of abstract ideas. … Even so, Plato has has a profound influence—especially when it comes to mathematics. …
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Seemingly invalid piece of reasoning in The Republic
In fact Socrates introduces the idea with this phrase:
Then, my friend, justice cannot be a thing of much worth if it is useful only for things out of use and useless. (333e)
It seems Plato (via Socrates …
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What are the major differences between Nietzsche and Plato?
Not at all an answer to your question, but a personal opinion: Nietzsche (like Tolstoy and Pascal) seems far more a product of his time than Plato. … Meanwhile, both Plato and Aristotle, who come from opposite sides of the deductive/inductive spectrum, seem to hold up well from many people. I have no direct evidence for this assertion, however. …
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Are the unexamined lives of others worth examining?
This is a great question and I hope I won't be the only person to grapple with it.
There must be a calculation that balances the pain and effort of examining another's life with the cost of not doing …
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