Plato

Plato’s The Republic, is a complex work that discusses the nature of man, justice, the soul and a just society. The city of Athens was on the verge of ruin after Socrates trial and execution. Plato considers justice to be interconnected with goodness of an individual and a state, thus being the best way for survival. This paper will discuss justice and injustice as exemplified in Plato’s description of the fall of the state and the individual. The conversation begins with Glaucon and…

For this assignment, I chose to do Plato’s myth of the cave. When reading Plato’s myth of the cave I really didn’t understand what Plato was trying to illustrate. I never thought it would be a subliminal message to this story. When reading this story, I interpreted it a totally different way. I thought it was just a typical story about prisoners who were locked up for their entire lives and one day a guard had a change of heart for one of the prisoners so he decided to set him free. I was very…

Human nature is a theory that’s been a debated for centuries upon centuries. Philosophers have argued the concept for as long humans have been on this earth. Perhaps none the wiser than Plato, Socrates and Aristotle .The seemingly underlying truth is that there are characteristics; thinking, acting, feeling. That we all experience consciously or sub-consciously that make humans do the things that they do. The search for human nature is nothing more than the search of universal truths and…

the two are not always one and the same. To say that all laws should always be followed, regardless of the circumstances, would be unjust. Socrates says that he will obey god before he obeys man, “let me follow the intimations of the will of God” (Plato, 37). which means that he will not betray his values and beliefs for the sake of obeying the state’s laws. Yet, Socrates still refuses to escape prison. This is because, although he may have violated the laws of the city for the purpose of…

foundations and ethical ideals. Both the Greeks and the Confucians agreed that possessing virtue was part of the purpose of man on earth. The Greeks centered their life around four cardinal virtues: wisdom, courage, moderation, and justice. According to Plato, a person must balance these virtues to live a happy and fulfilled life. The Confucians also strived to live their lives centered on virtues. They focused on displaying filial piety and humility, while practicing a brotherly love.…

he chose to reside in the jail and ultimately die rather than to live a life without practicing philosophy. Both works focus on the idea of living a fulfilling life and the virtue that goes hand in hand with this type of lifestyle. In the Apology Plato portraits Socrates as a man who embodies eudiamonia. Despite the title, Socrates does not apologize for these actions. Socrates is so adamant that he did no wrong which in turn leads to him explaining how much philosophy benefits society. His…

variety of ways and that the city must have some unity in order to thrive. Plato’s view of unity within his republic in speech is relatively simple. He argues that if there is any division within a city, it will not be ideal. Plato asks “have we any greater evil for a city…

learning link I have chosen is on the great Greek philosopher Plato. Plato accomplished many things in his life, from inspiring the Christian religion to his influential political views. His life contributed to the study of philosophy in so many ways. Plato demonstrated two of the four classical greek virtues in his lifetime--courage and prudence; Although he may have lived centuries ago, his life and virtues relate to me in various ways. Plato, which means the broad one, showed signs of the…

In The Republic, Plato tells a scene through the conversation between of one of his students, Glaucon, and his mentor, Socrates. The scene, titled Allegory of the Cave, represents the state of the human race, who is blind to reality. The allegory continues to demonstrate what happens when one person becomes enlightened. Socrates describes a scene set deep in a cave, where a group of men sit chained to a wall. Above and behind them another group of men hold up a flat cut-out shape that…

he gained as a ruler to fulfill his own greed and destroy the lives of others surrounding him by bombing other nations, ordering mass killings and presenting himself as a god that has only done well. All of Hitler’s actions clearly disregard what Plato states that any leader should be. The devastating outcome of his rule that left Europe, North America, and even Asia in shatters is clearly well…