Plato

In the Republic, Plato has made his own form of it. His governing involves the instatement that philosophers ought to be the primary rulers in a city/state; the Callipolis. With this set up Plato, through Socrates in the work Republic, conducts a systematic questioning of being. As the Republic, itself is an attempt to answer a problem with human behaviour; the notion of justice. To deal with this problem of justice Plato considers what would make an ideal form of polis. Plato argues that…

Plato uses numerous analogies to help demonstrate the idea of philosophical life. Plato uses a ship to help portraye the state and individuality. For the ship to properly run all aboard must do their jobs to the best of their ability. The Navigator, who is in charge of making sure that the captain has the proper course to get them where they need to go. The captain who is in power and in command over the ship. Plato indicates that trouble is on the way when the crew stops doing their jobs in…

illustrates a more convincing picture of the subjective nature of justice through his narration of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides provides a compelling argument through his narration of Athens’ view on justice before and after the war. On the other hand, Plato records Socrates questioning others on their views of justice. In the first book of Plato’s Republic, Socrates only questions ideas regarding justice, but he does not present a practical picture of what it should look like when…

insightful and surprising opinions, Augustine and Plato have two different ideas on how people come to know. Plato offers his doctrine of recollection, as well as his theory of form and Augustine presents his theory of illumination. Ultimately, Plato’s explanation of how humans come to know is better because of the giant faith claim that Augustine is making by saying that to learn, one must consult with their inner teacher, Jesus Christ. Plato puts forth the proposition that when people claim…

Examining the life of Socrates, Plato wrote a letter, the Apology, which explained Socrates’ journey and his trials. Socrates was a man who craved knowledge, continuously seeking absolute truth and asking questions (Dean, 2016). This hunger of knowledge caused trouble in his town of Athens because he began to wake people up about the corruption of the city. Fearing his ability to influence, the politicians attempted to place several false accusations on him to eliminate the threat to power.…

I will initially explain Plato’s general viewpoints expressed throughout the Republic and then address his perspective on the specific issues previously listed which will be followed by my viewpoints. To begin, Plato promotes specialization because he sees it as an opportunity to increase production, improve product quality, and create a simplified process of the community’s production (Republic 370c). In this hypothetical community created by Socrates and his…

Source of All Knowledge At the end of Cratylus by Plato the source of all knowledge is discussed. Despite Socrates’ objections against Cratylus’ extreme naturalism throughout their dialogue, Cratylus still argues that etymology (the study of word origins) is the only reliable path for the pursuit of knowledge. Socrates however doubts Cratylus by pointing out: the degree of trust given to legislators (ones that have the power to name things), where they got their knowledge from and the coherence…

Plato’s Republic often talks about what is just and unjust based on different philosophers. Each one has a different take when it comes to being just and unjust. When it comes to being just it is not possible it leave moderation and not talk about it. Talking about moderation and justice in a city, it is important to be reasonable and just at the same time because both moderation and justice go together. The individual has to be moderate and self controlling in order to be just. Without…

Sydney Barton Philosophy 1102 Midterm Exam In The Republic, Plato uses the main character Socrates as a mouthpiece for his own ideas and beliefs, just as he did during the entire middle period of his writings. In book I of The Republic, Socrates seeks to discover what justice is and why it is necessary for one to be just. Socrates asks Cephalus and his son Polemarchus their thoughts on his inquiry, finding error and contradiction in each of their responses. However, their responses to Socrates’…

In Plato's Republic transcribed by Plato, Socrates argues with Thrasymachus on the matter, is being just good and wise? Socrates asks Thrasymachus a question that eventually makes Thrasymachus rethink his position. Socrates makes the argument that justice is wise and good and injustice is ignorance and bad; however, Thrasymachus thinks alternatively in a sense that he defends injustice as being better of the two. Through Socrates’ method of elenchus, Socrates comes to the conclusion “the just…