Plato

Plato who was a Greek philosopher that does not believe knowledge comes from the five senses. Plato also does think that opinions are the truth. During his life there were two big events that helped form his outlook, the Peloponnesian war and meeting Socrates. After meeting Socrates, Plato was his student until he was executed….

The soul of a human is one of the body’s most indescribable parts. Philosophers have debated its merits and abilities for thousands of years and yet there is still confusion of what it truly means. Questions have arisen of its existence if it is one with the body and many more throughout time. The theory…

Modern philosophy comes with an assumption that all people are equal. In ancient texts, human beings are assumed to be naturally unequal. The philosopher Plato assumes that because people are not inherently equal democracy as a form of government is inadequate. It is the natural inequalities in humanity that causes democracy to be ineffective. Plato…

An imitation of an idea or a concept is just a copy of its reality. “Mimesis”, which means imitation, was essentially a Greek word that means, “copying” or “imitating”. Both Aristotle and Plato see imitation pretty differently. Plato would simply believe in what existed without trying to explain it, or look for any deeper meaning….

Renowned philosophers throughout history have extensively explored the ideal social and political organizations in search of humanity’s optimal way of life. Examples of such thinkers include Aristotle and Plato, whose works influenced each other. Their groundbreaking perspectives have greatly impacted politicians and future intellectuals, sparking unprecedented discussion and controversy in the Western World. Both Aristotle’s…

In this final paper I decided to demonstrate how the ideas and works of Plato still around and influencing many arguments made, especially in the political world. At least in my opinion I think that some of Plato’s ideas and phrases became more like predictions as the time went by. And I am glad that…

The current understanding of knowledge and the universe by man today stems from many centuries ago when philosophers attempted to understand the seemingly chaotic world around them. The Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle are responsible for some of these major early discoveries and are a big reason as to where we are today due to…

The consideration of Platonic universals consequently rouses controversy amongphilosophers. Thinkers like Bertrand Russell and Thomas Hobbes contributereflective explanations for the undeniable usage of question-begging ideas inlanguage and thought. While the deliberation of Platonic universals might seemto be fruitless and, at best, obscure to the layperson, it does function as acritical foundation for metaphysics and epistemology….

Personal dictators remain a key feature of contemporary regimes termed ‘authoritarian’ or ‘totalitarian’, particularly in their early consolidating phases. But there is still disagreement over the seemingly ideological, polemical and indiscriminate use of the term totalitarian dictatorship as an analytic concept and tool to guide foreign policy formulation. 1 Jeane Kirkpatrick elevated the taxonomy to…

Plato and Aristotle, two Greek philosophers from the third and fourth century BC, had different perspectives on life and Metaphysics. While Aristotle was a student of Plato, their theories diverged. Plato believed that reality surpassed our physical world and the understanding of most people. In contrast, Aristotle considered the physical world as the only reality….