Plato

Plato believed in the existence of an ideal world of Forms, where perfect and unchanging entities exist. He also argued that knowledge is innate and that a philosopher-king should rule society. Additionally, he emphasized the importance of reason and critical thinking in the pursuit of truth and justice.

Plato disapproved of democracy because he thought it wasn't right to have many men without knowledge of his metaphysical concept of the forms ruling a state as they would be unaware of wha is truly good for the people. He wanted a philosopher king to provide for the common good. He believed that democracy always going to lead to tyranny as once the state had finished it's 'drunken pleasure cruise' it would look to a strong leader, 1930s and 1940s Germany could be seen as an example of this.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were ancient Greek philosophers who made significant contributions to Western philosophy. Socrates is known for his method of questioning, Plato for his theory of forms and writings on a wide range of topics, and Aristotle for his works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, and more. Their ideas continue to influence philosophical thought to this day.

It's been a while since I studied this but from what I remember for my class on political philosophy at Cornell this is what I understand the theory to entail.

Plato uses the work "forms" to describe the true essence of material objects in the world. A chair is not defined by what we see but rather by its nature or "chair-ness." An object is therefore defined by its closeness to the idea or form of what it means to be a chair. Thus a tree stump, possessing the qualities of a elevated object conducive to humans sitting on it, has a quality of chair-ness and has the form of a chair. This idea of the form exists in a quasi-heavenly realm that can only be understood by the mind. The idea and application of the theory of forms is best illustrated in the allegory of the cave. In this story to prisoners are restrained and are looking at the wall of the cave. They are able to see the distorted shadows of things that are going by but not the actual thing itself. To Plato the material things we perceive are akin to the shadows while the thing producing the shadow is the true form. Plato believes that most people never break free from the prison of their own perceptions to grasp the reality of the forms. Those that do are the truly wise and learned that Plato would have us rise to the level of philosopher kings.

Yes, Plato wrote the Republic. It is one of his most famous works where he explores the meaning of justice and the ideal city-state.

Plato's Egyptian mentors are said to be the priests at the temple of Diospolis in Egypt, where he is believed to have studied various subjects, including mathematics, philosophy, and mythology. These priests are thought to have influenced his philosophical ideas, particularly on the concept of the afterlife and immortality of the soul.

I don't think it was either of them - it was Demosthenes.

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and the student of Socrates. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens, one of the earliest institutions of higher learning in the Western world. Plato's writings, such as "The Republic" and "The Symposium," have had a significant influence on Western philosophy.

If you're generally healthy it's a so-so idea. It won't do you much harm, but it won't do you much good either. As a means for weight loss it's pretty bad, the lack of food will cause your metabolism to slow right down, so once you start eating again you're quite likely to put on a few pounds before your body has speeded up again.

he lived in Athens Greece between 428 and 347 BC

After returning from Egypt, Plato established Academy in Athens

because he was tired

Art made a huge positive impact on society today. Art has been able to shape our society by reflecting and criticizing it. Art has been able to express oneself with their thoughts and emotions. Even styles of art have impacted society,, for example Picasso introduced cubism and Henri Matisse and other artists have introduced fauvism. Even for people who may not even be artists there is art therapy. It is a method of creative expression used as a therapeutic technique. These art therapists work with children, young people, adults and elderly. These clients who use art therapy may have disabilities, difficulties, disabilities, or diagnoses. Art has also impacted the world by giving people careers and jobs, for example architecture, animation, video game design, comic book artist, product designer, automobile designer, medical illustrator, etc.

Judging religions on their own terms. The principal that we should not judge the behaviour of others using the standards of our own religion and that each religion must be analysed on its own terms

The Republic (Πολιτεία) by Plato, written around 380 BCE.

When the two crusts rubbing together start to crack and cracks form and big or small pieces of the crust break off of the big piece in which they came from. (The crust is the land) Its called the epicenter.

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Perfectly fine and natural

After the king solomon experienced all material things upon this earth and it is vain, Therefore he make a conclusion that fear God and keep His commandments for it is the whole duty of man (Eccl. 12:13). So the duties of individual as a christian is to fear God and to keep His commandments for it is the whole of man.

The Jeffersonian Ideal, or Jeffersonian Republicanism, was a theory made by Thomas Jefferson. It was a belief that said the people run the government and that the government should be small and simple.

Plato was a Greek philosopher, considered to be one of the greatest minds to have ever existed. He is one of "The Big Three," or the three Fathers of Western Philosophy, alongside his teacher (Socrates) and student (Aristotle). They aided in the development of most philosophical concepts and theories found in Western society. He is attributed with recording the teachings of his mentor, Socrates, who never wrote down any of his philosophical ventures or concepts.

Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher believed that a "philosopher king" would serve society well. He spelled this out in his famous book "The Republic". Plato was a critic of democracy. His view of an ideal society was a government headed by a benevolent, intelligent aristocrat, well versed in philosophy.

Guardians, class below auxillary, lowest class workers

Ancient Greece was a wondrous country that has provided the modern world with many things. They invented plays, and arts. They created many inventions on which we base ours on today. They have running water among other things. The Greeks were also famous for creating the foundations of math. Pythagoras was on major contributor to this field. The Greeks were also famous for philosophy. Even some of their older ideas are still reflected on today.

Muslims preserved the writings of Plato and Aristotle long after they had been destroyed or lost in Medieval Europe. Without the Muslims we would not have those texts. Additionally, many Muslims commented on Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy with some (like Ibn Rushd) supporting and extending it and others (like al-Ghazali) disagreeing and refuting it.

During the Abbasid caliphate a number of thinkers and scientists played a role in transmitting Greek, Hindu, and other pre-Islamic knowledge to the Christian West. They contributed to making Aristotle known in Christian Europe. Three speculative thinkers, al-Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and al-Kindi, combined Aristotelianism and Neoplatonism with other ideas introduced through Islam.