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Plato- Intro To Philosophy

Plato, or Aristocles as is his real name, was one of the most influential thinkers of history. Plato set up a school called the Academy in Athens in 387 BC. He wrote down his ideas in the form of dialogues, or discussions between people. The dialogues explain Plato's metaphysics or ideas on subjects such as politics, law, science, education, art, and the nature of knowledge. One of the best known dialogues is The Republic, in which Plato describes his idea of an ideal, or perfect, government. All of his metaphysics are derived from teachings learned from Socrates, his mentor. Not always agreeing with Socrates, Plato developed his own philosophical identity though how much influence Socrates had is still being debated.
Plato gives us many views each which could and have filled many books with specific analysis. So any analysis given is an overview at best. Plato’s philosophical doctrine has three main features: the theory of knowledge as recollection, the conception of the......


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