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1、PlatoDan SimakSean ValentineElaine CotterRachael JensenHaliegh DanekWho is Plato?TeacherTeacherSocratesPlatoAristotlePlatos BiographyBorn around the year 428 B.C. in AthensHis father died when he was youngPlatos birth name was Aristocles (not to be confused with Aristotle) and he gained the nickname

2、 “Platon” because of his broad buildWhen he was young, his basis of study was music and poetryPlato was in the military service from 409 B.C. to 404 B.C. and then joined a group called the Thirty Tyrants, but ended up leaving it because of the violence Socrates was Platos disciple and Plato started

3、to adopt his philosophy & style of debate. After Socrates death in 399 B.C., Plato left Athens with some friends and traveled for the next 12 years while studying geometry, geology, astronomy, and religion. Platos studies were directed toward the question of virtue & the formation of noble c

4、haracterPlato Back In ATHENS When Plato returned to Athens in 387 B.C., he started a school of learning called the Academy, which was eventually described as the 1st European University At the Academy, he taught his subjects astronomy, biology, mathematics, political theory, and philosophy.Platos Wo

5、rks He had 36 dialogues (books) and 13 letters- “The Republic” Give readers a sense of philosophy as a living and unfinished subject, to which they will need to contribute to finish Modern scholars doubt the authenticity After writing, his works were “lost” until the Renaissance They have been stead

6、ily studied since Big influence in math and science Difference between arithmetic and logistic “He believed that ideas were far more real than the natural world. He advised that astronomers not waste their time observing the stars and planets. It was better he believed, just to think about them”- Ca

7、rl SaganAllegory of the CavePeople lived life chained facing a blank wall of a cave.They could only see the moving shadows projected by the people and fire behind them.The people began to think this of was reality.However philosophers are people from the cave that understands that the shadows are be

8、ing cast by other people in true form. Fascinated with the idea of “Perfect Form”What If Plato Were to Run For Presidency?Plato & PoliticsThe Republic Virtues of Justice Courage Wisdom and Moderation (Individual and Society)3 Part Society Workers (producing) The “appetite” of the soul Warriors (

9、protecting) The “spirit” of the soul Rulers (governing) The “reason” of the soulPlato & Politics Cont.Courage is not merely military courage but primarily civic courage: the ability to preserve the right, law-inspired belief, and stand in defense of such values as friendship and freedom on which

10、 a good society is founded.Plato & Politics Cont.Platos Government Would Have: Multiparty System Periodic Elections Professional Civil Service (Union)Plato believed that that there could be a body of knowledge whose attainment would make it possible to completely heal political problems.The End of Plato Plato died in