Parmenides

between the two. Many Ancient Greeks philosophers are considered monists because they tried to explain everything through one primary element – the physis. To Thales, it was water. To Anaximander, it was the boundless. To Heraclitus, it was fire. To Parmenides,…

NAME: MWANIKI EMMANUEL KARIUKI MATRIC NO: 15AH02458 PROGRAMME: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COURSE: ANCIENT POLITICAL THOUGHT COURSE CODE: POS 211 An Appraisal of Plato’s Theory of the Tripartite Society in the Republic and Its Practical Application in Nigeria’s Democracy 1.1. ABSTRACT The purpose of this term paper is to extensively look at the theory of the tripartite society as pro-founded by Plato in his classic book The Republic. The methodology used to tackle the question is critical…

Plato covered a lot of philosophical ground during his life. To summarize all of his ideas would require an entire book. My goal with this section is to hit on Plato’s big ideas so that a beginning student can have a good grasp of what Plato was all about, see how his philosophy continues to influence Western culture today, and, hopefully, be inspired to dig deeper into his work. The Tripartite Nature of the Soul Because so much of Plato’s philosophy grows out of his view of the nature of the…