The search for the legendary lost island known as Atlantis has been grabbing the attention of explorers, historians and philosophers for over 2,000 years. People to this day still argue about its location. Plato, the Greek philosopher, wrote about this ancient civilization in two of his dialogues. Although some argue that this place is fictional, there are scientific and geographical explanations as to why the city would have sunken. Also, there have been relics that were found that suggest they came from an advanced civilization. Scientists will one day discover that the legendary lost city of Atlantis existed because there are many reasons as to why the island may have collapsed, there are relics that were recovered that suggest they were from the Atlantean civilization, and there are two dialogues, written by Plato, about this mysterious island.
There are many scientific reasons as to why the island may have sunk as well as geographical evidence that the island was indeed there. There are two …show more content…
They were called “Timaeus” and “Critias.” Some people believed that Plato wrote about the lost city of Atlantis for the sole purpose of deceiving them, “… he took license with the truth, either out of error or intent to deceive,” they also say that the lost city of Atlantis “…was never lost; it is where it always was: in Plato's books” (Radford). They believed this only because Plato felt he was clear on where the island was, and others were not. In one of his dialogues, Plato writes that he had heard the story of Atlantis from his grandfather, who had heard it from a traveler. Therefore, it wasn’t just Plato, who had made up this story to deceive people, but others knew of the sunken city as well. All of the scientific, geological, material, and written evidence that we have concerning the lost city of Atlantis proves that one day, it will be discovered at the bottom of the
There are many scientific reasons as to why the island may have sunk as well as geographical evidence that the island was indeed there. There are two …show more content…
They were called “Timaeus” and “Critias.” Some people believed that Plato wrote about the lost city of Atlantis for the sole purpose of deceiving them, “… he took license with the truth, either out of error or intent to deceive,” they also say that the lost city of Atlantis “…was never lost; it is where it always was: in Plato's books” (Radford). They believed this only because Plato felt he was clear on where the island was, and others were not. In one of his dialogues, Plato writes that he had heard the story of Atlantis from his grandfather, who had heard it from a traveler. Therefore, it wasn’t just Plato, who had made up this story to deceive people, but others knew of the sunken city as well. All of the scientific, geological, material, and written evidence that we have concerning the lost city of Atlantis proves that one day, it will be discovered at the bottom of the