Proper nounSingular Plato Plural - Plato
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LatinProper nounPlato m. (Platonis)
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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Plato (pronounced /ˈpleɪtoʊ/, Greek: Πλάτων, Plátōn, "broad"; 428/427 BC – 348/347 BC), was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of natural philosophy, science, and Western philosophy. Plato was originally a student of Socrates, and was as much influenced by his thinking as by what he saw as his teacher's unjust death. Plato's sophistication as a writer is evident in his Socratic dialogues; thirty-five dialogues and thirteen letters have been ascribed to him. Plato's writings have been published in several fashions; this has led to several conventions regarding the naming and referencing of Plato's texts. Although there is little question that Plato lectured at the Academy that he founded, the pedagogical function of his dialogues, if any, is not known with certainty. The dialogues since Plato's time have been used to teach a range of subjects, including philosophy, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, and other subjects about which he wrote. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Can someone describe to me Plato's theory on the soul and Aristotle theory on soul? Q. Looking to compare and contrast PLato's and Aristotle's theory on the soul. Asked by Llkeesha G - Tue Apr 29 08:53:31 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Answered by Eden* - Tue Apr 29 10:55:45 2008 How do you compare THE MATRIX to THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE by Plato? Q. I have a homework assignment in my Semiotics Class due this Monday and I have to compare the matrix to the allegory of the cave by Plato. We watched a scene from the matrix which was a bit similar to the allegory of the cave. I asked this question once, and it was reported and that I didn't get an answer. Please tell me what you know. Asked by BuffaloBill1989 - Sun Sep 21 11:01:40 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Hello... Do you live in buffalo too?? anyway, as a fan of plato and the matrix i feel i can help you out on this one.. In the matrix, a world which is not at all what it seems, People refuse to accept the truth, the turth being that they are in a controlled world where nothing is real. PLato argues that life is irnoic becuase in our quest to find "truth" all we see is shdows... Shadows being us. The thought is that thier is no objective truth... everyone's perception is differnt. Like the the Children in the cave. They were chaned.. they thought what they were told was a tree was acultey a tree until they went out side to see that it really wasent. and even then no one belived the person who was saying it was not acultey a tree... … [cont.] Answered by asdfrefnnhj - Wed Sep 24 16:40:43 2008 How relevant is the Philosophy of Aristotle and Plato on the concept of education?
Q. Some people here in Yahoo Answers think Philosophers are dumb and Philosophy is useless. Citing for example the the system of education in most parts of the world, if not all, do we see adaptation from Aristotle and Plato's concept in light to this? Obviously I have a positive outlook to this. How about you? Please explain your answer. Thank you for your time. Asked by oscar c - Tue Mar 13 00:04:56 2007 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments A. I can't imagine who would view philosophy as useless, much less anything by Aristotle and Plato, but, regardless... I think their views of education would be interesting, to say the least. Both were proponents of intellectual enlightenment, and neither would say that the aquisition of knowledge is negative. I did, however, find an interesting quote by Plato, as follows: "Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind." One could certainly argue that mandatory education falls under compulsory, and, to his credit, most people don't retain a great deal of what they were taught in public school. I, for one, can't deal with fractions or complete simple algebraic formulas. But I don't think that's the issue, as I… [cont.] Answered by Jason R - Tue Mar 13 00:19:26 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Plato"  news.google.com The Current Empty out those piles of clothes and shoes and donate what is left to a homeless shelter, or make some quick cash by selling them to Plato's Closet. ... news.google.com WNYT The store is a grown up version of the teen resale shop Plato's Closet. Except, instead of Plato's Closet's teen fare, Clothes Mentor offers Coach purses ... Clothes Mentor coming to Albany Albany Times Union (blog) all 2 news articles » news.google.com Hamilton Spectator The Greeks believed, or at least Plato did, that everything we know of the world through our senses is like a shadow on the wall of a cave. ... and more » From Google News Search: "Plato" From Yahoo Image Search: "Plato"  gfxnew.us pvkhuong Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:18:34 GM Plato. Photo Booth 11.02.01 To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. . Plato. Photo Booth.  normantranscript.com unknown Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:07:40 GM Plato. caliente. Transcript Staff Writer. Opening a Mexican restaurant in Norman -- or anywhere for that matter -- is a risky ... July 18, 2009. Shoppers to hit Norman for the Hoopla of Savings Sale July 11-13. Special to The Transcript ...  scriptoriumdaily.com Fred Sanders Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:11:59 GM That, at least, is the argument of Adam Fox in his 1945 book . Plato. for Pleasure (revised edtion 1962). The works of . Plato. have generally been in the hands of philosophers and scholars when they ought to have been in the hands of the ... From Google Blog Search: "Plato" Plato [Πλάτων; Plátōn] (c. 427 BC – c. 347 BC) was an immensely influential classical Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens. From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License. |
