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Plato: The Father of Logic
Covering everything from the philosopher’s youth in Athens to his relationship with Socrates to the impact of the Peloponnesian War to his well-known written works, The Father of Logic is filled with beautiful illustrations and photos of ancient Greek artifacts, sculptures, and pages from actual texts. This is a wonderful resource for students interested in ancient Greece.
112 pages, Library Binding
First published August 1, 2005
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November 2, 2021
Plato is cool
I mean Platonic Love is named after Plato like damn
I mean Platonic Love is named after Plato like damn
December 5, 2014
Abderrahmane Azmi
English 8-3
5/12/14
Plato stays a very pivotal figure in the huge world of reasoning and philosophy. For instance, Plato diverged from and insatiably refuted the theories and viewpoints of other philosophers because of his contrasting and more reasoned interpretation of how to live during the course of life. To enunciate, Plato diverged from Protagoras' belief that knowledge was something relative, or unique to each person, because each person's experiences and opinions were different or also the theory of philosophical idea of (relativism), Theodorus believed that understanding the world meant experiencing it through the five senses of smell, sight, taste, touch, and hearing or (experience equals knowledge), Heraclitus believed that the world was in a state of constant flux, or change or (individual experience). In illustration, Plato refuted Protagoras' viewpoint by finding the epistemological idea of relativism self-refuting because the interpretation of (what you believe is true and you need to adhere it accordingly) is an idea that will lead you to death. Indisputably, everyone knows that Greece highly revered arts and learnings like literature, wrestling, theater and music. Surrounded by all this erudite culture, Plato grew up wrestling and people named him Plato because Plato means "flat or broad" in Latin, Plato had broad shoulders and was impressive in wrestling and won a profusion of titles, Plato was under the education of another bright mind, Socrates, who taught him philosophy, later, inspired by all this culture, Plato founded his interesting school named "Platonism". According to this ocean of examples, Plato is a very influential figure that was potent on the world's very significant subject of philosophy.
Beyond argument, Plato was of high status, classified as a Greek citizen of an aristocratic family that consisted of powerful people, that he later was titularly named as an insightful "family member". Moreover, Plato's mother was related to a legendary Greek statesman and his father related to an evidently authoritative Greek king. The mother of Plato was in relation to the legendary Greek statesman Solon, his father, Ariston, was a relative of King of Codrus, the last king of Greece and his uncles, Critias and Charmides, governors of Greece. Once, wise Plato and a lot of his family members were invited to refashion Greece's governmental system after their defeat during the Peloponnesian War, the consolidation incorporated the murder of opponents and the confiscation of their property, the members invited were overthrown and Plato was horrified of the aftermath, was surprised by the ensuing moderation of democratic verdicts and craved entering politics, however, after the execution of his beloved teacher, Socrates, Plato feared unraveling the applied notion of political frames of reference and hence facing his teacher's non-conformist repercussion after discontentment of political events. Why is Plato referred to as the "father of logic"? This is a thought-provoking question. Subjectively speaking , Plato is the "father of logic" because he was the pupil of a logical philosopher and because his falsification of the other philosophers' philosophical outlooks was very well reasoned and agreed with by the avid reader. To conclude, Plato's philosophical and somewhat political success was brooded behind his wealthy family that yielded ample routes of assets.
Although Plato came from a wealthy family, the family still had notoriety whereas Plato and Socrates were non-violently pacific and fought for justice. For clarification, Plato's uncles Critias and Charmides were notorious. The uncles were notorious for being very violent tyrants and merciless murderers after the slaying of the war opponents and the property confiscation. The reason why Plato and Socrates are non-violent like Mahatma Ghandi and promote justice like Martin Luther King JR and Rosa Parks has various answers, "As a result, the Spartans realized it would be better to reconcile these two with each other. They made them swear to a truce, and restored the democracy. Despite the connections to the Thirty Tyrants and other famous statesmen, Plato gave up his political ambitions. The cruelty with which the Thirty Tyrants governed Athens completely disgusted him. But this disappointment didn't really matter. Plato had already found something more attractive than political power. By 408 B.C., he had become a steady companion of the great philosopher Socrates. Although Socrates was stonemason by trade, and he had family (a wife and three sons) to support, he is thought to have spent most of his time engaging in philosophical discussions in the agora, or market place, of Athens. He was not at all interested in money and did not charge for his teaching . He was only concerned with the study of philosophy. Socrates was an opponent of the Sophists, teachers who traveled through Greece teaching classes for fee. The Sophists' philosophy stated that the important thing in life was getting what you wanted and persuading others to give to to you. In contrast, Socrates thought the role of knowledge was to learn how to be a good person." (Sniderman 35-36), this quote exposes how Socrates is right and fought for justice while it also depicts how the duo of Plato and Socrates played a huge role in the philosophical development of ancient history. Notoriety, licentiousness and philosophy describe this paragraph.
There are two reasons why I recommend ancient history novel. The first reason is that it shows how philosophy and logic developed back then. Plato and Socrates' actions act out this scenario. The second reason is that it enlightens readers about how war opponents were treated. Plato's refutation of the murder of war opponents enlightens readers. For these two reasons, this novel is highly recommended because it contains a profusion of effective informational texts.
English 8-3
5/12/14
Plato stays a very pivotal figure in the huge world of reasoning and philosophy. For instance, Plato diverged from and insatiably refuted the theories and viewpoints of other philosophers because of his contrasting and more reasoned interpretation of how to live during the course of life. To enunciate, Plato diverged from Protagoras' belief that knowledge was something relative, or unique to each person, because each person's experiences and opinions were different or also the theory of philosophical idea of (relativism), Theodorus believed that understanding the world meant experiencing it through the five senses of smell, sight, taste, touch, and hearing or (experience equals knowledge), Heraclitus believed that the world was in a state of constant flux, or change or (individual experience). In illustration, Plato refuted Protagoras' viewpoint by finding the epistemological idea of relativism self-refuting because the interpretation of (what you believe is true and you need to adhere it accordingly) is an idea that will lead you to death. Indisputably, everyone knows that Greece highly revered arts and learnings like literature, wrestling, theater and music. Surrounded by all this erudite culture, Plato grew up wrestling and people named him Plato because Plato means "flat or broad" in Latin, Plato had broad shoulders and was impressive in wrestling and won a profusion of titles, Plato was under the education of another bright mind, Socrates, who taught him philosophy, later, inspired by all this culture, Plato founded his interesting school named "Platonism". According to this ocean of examples, Plato is a very influential figure that was potent on the world's very significant subject of philosophy.
Beyond argument, Plato was of high status, classified as a Greek citizen of an aristocratic family that consisted of powerful people, that he later was titularly named as an insightful "family member". Moreover, Plato's mother was related to a legendary Greek statesman and his father related to an evidently authoritative Greek king. The mother of Plato was in relation to the legendary Greek statesman Solon, his father, Ariston, was a relative of King of Codrus, the last king of Greece and his uncles, Critias and Charmides, governors of Greece. Once, wise Plato and a lot of his family members were invited to refashion Greece's governmental system after their defeat during the Peloponnesian War, the consolidation incorporated the murder of opponents and the confiscation of their property, the members invited were overthrown and Plato was horrified of the aftermath, was surprised by the ensuing moderation of democratic verdicts and craved entering politics, however, after the execution of his beloved teacher, Socrates, Plato feared unraveling the applied notion of political frames of reference and hence facing his teacher's non-conformist repercussion after discontentment of political events. Why is Plato referred to as the "father of logic"? This is a thought-provoking question. Subjectively speaking , Plato is the "father of logic" because he was the pupil of a logical philosopher and because his falsification of the other philosophers' philosophical outlooks was very well reasoned and agreed with by the avid reader. To conclude, Plato's philosophical and somewhat political success was brooded behind his wealthy family that yielded ample routes of assets.
Although Plato came from a wealthy family, the family still had notoriety whereas Plato and Socrates were non-violently pacific and fought for justice. For clarification, Plato's uncles Critias and Charmides were notorious. The uncles were notorious for being very violent tyrants and merciless murderers after the slaying of the war opponents and the property confiscation. The reason why Plato and Socrates are non-violent like Mahatma Ghandi and promote justice like Martin Luther King JR and Rosa Parks has various answers, "As a result, the Spartans realized it would be better to reconcile these two with each other. They made them swear to a truce, and restored the democracy. Despite the connections to the Thirty Tyrants and other famous statesmen, Plato gave up his political ambitions. The cruelty with which the Thirty Tyrants governed Athens completely disgusted him. But this disappointment didn't really matter. Plato had already found something more attractive than political power. By 408 B.C., he had become a steady companion of the great philosopher Socrates. Although Socrates was stonemason by trade, and he had family (a wife and three sons) to support, he is thought to have spent most of his time engaging in philosophical discussions in the agora, or market place, of Athens. He was not at all interested in money and did not charge for his teaching . He was only concerned with the study of philosophy. Socrates was an opponent of the Sophists, teachers who traveled through Greece teaching classes for fee. The Sophists' philosophy stated that the important thing in life was getting what you wanted and persuading others to give to to you. In contrast, Socrates thought the role of knowledge was to learn how to be a good person." (Sniderman 35-36), this quote exposes how Socrates is right and fought for justice while it also depicts how the duo of Plato and Socrates played a huge role in the philosophical development of ancient history. Notoriety, licentiousness and philosophy describe this paragraph.
There are two reasons why I recommend ancient history novel. The first reason is that it shows how philosophy and logic developed back then. Plato and Socrates' actions act out this scenario. The second reason is that it enlightens readers about how war opponents were treated. Plato's refutation of the murder of war opponents enlightens readers. For these two reasons, this novel is highly recommended because it contains a profusion of effective informational texts.
April 28, 2015
Plato, also known as the father of logic as was a scholar and a historian, who was known as the father of philosophy. It was said that he was a lover of wisdom and influenced every philosopher who came after him, it was also said that he was a devoted pupil of Socrates, who had a big influence on Plato. Socrates died in 399 B.C, which devasted Plato. He spend most of his childhood in Athens, in the Greek culture. He was born into an aristocratic, and powerful Greek family in around 429 B.C, and died around 347 B.C, after Alexander the Great was born. Many of his relatives were involved in politics but he wasn’t interested. He was named Aristocles at birth in honor of his grandfather. Plato’s mother was related to Solon, who was a legendary Greek statesman, and was one of the seven sages who were famous for certain sayings. On the other hand, Plato’s father, Ariston, came from the family of Codrus, the last king of Athens. Two of Plato’s other relatives were members of the “notorious Thirty Tyrants”, which were thirty men from the upper class who ruled Athens after the Peloponnesian War. After a while of listening to Socrates’ ideas, he started writing down his own ideas instead of copying down everything Socrates would tell him. One of his first works is the Republic, which is all about what Plato thought the ideal government looked like, unlike Athenian government. Plato thought that most people were dumb and useless, and so they should not have the right to vote.
Plato wrote a lot of nature and how he believed it all worked out, and he believed that everything had a logic and everything had its own sense. Also, his ideas were said to be the difference between reality and illusions and that they had something to do with Hinduism and Buddhist ideas, for instance, nirvana. Plato was the founder of great Academy in Athens, which was one of the first institutions of high learning in the Western world. After Socrates death, Plato travelled 12 years throughout the Mediterranean region and studied mathematics, geometry, geology, astronomy, and religion in Egypt. Plato, unlike most philosophers, wrote his work as dialogues. One of the Plato’s first works is “Apology”, where Plato speaks of Socrates entire defines during his trial and addresses the jury in the courtroom. Although Plato’s work depicts Socrates defending himself admirably, in reality the court still found him guilty of corrupting the young. Aside from Socrates, one of the most important influences on Plato’s work was Pythagoras of Samos, a philosopher, musician, and mathematician. Like Socrates, he didn’t write down any of his ideas, and more had a group of followers. Pythagoras believed that numbers were the key to learning the truth about the world. As a mathematician, he is known for the creation of the Pythagorean theorem which states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, in other words a²+b²=c². During Plato’s travels away from Athens, he would spend time with a group of Pythagoreans who settled in southern Italy. There he met a famous philosopher named Archytus, who would later become a good friend.
I would recommend this book to anyone having the desire to learn more about wisdom and philosophy. This book would also be recommended to Middle schoolers, as well as history teachers, and children wanting to know more about their philosophy. Also, this book might be interesting to all people who would like to know more about people who had an impact on the world and who made a difference. Plato believed in different aspects of the world, which is why he is such a great figure in present day. Also, I think it is very important to state that after reading this book, you definitely have more background knowledge on Plato, wisdom and philosophy as well as Ancient Greece. This is a wonderful resource for students interested understanding the role of important Greek figures in art, science and philosophy.
Plato wrote a lot of nature and how he believed it all worked out, and he believed that everything had a logic and everything had its own sense. Also, his ideas were said to be the difference between reality and illusions and that they had something to do with Hinduism and Buddhist ideas, for instance, nirvana. Plato was the founder of great Academy in Athens, which was one of the first institutions of high learning in the Western world. After Socrates death, Plato travelled 12 years throughout the Mediterranean region and studied mathematics, geometry, geology, astronomy, and religion in Egypt. Plato, unlike most philosophers, wrote his work as dialogues. One of the Plato’s first works is “Apology”, where Plato speaks of Socrates entire defines during his trial and addresses the jury in the courtroom. Although Plato’s work depicts Socrates defending himself admirably, in reality the court still found him guilty of corrupting the young. Aside from Socrates, one of the most important influences on Plato’s work was Pythagoras of Samos, a philosopher, musician, and mathematician. Like Socrates, he didn’t write down any of his ideas, and more had a group of followers. Pythagoras believed that numbers were the key to learning the truth about the world. As a mathematician, he is known for the creation of the Pythagorean theorem which states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, in other words a²+b²=c². During Plato’s travels away from Athens, he would spend time with a group of Pythagoreans who settled in southern Italy. There he met a famous philosopher named Archytus, who would later become a good friend.
I would recommend this book to anyone having the desire to learn more about wisdom and philosophy. This book would also be recommended to Middle schoolers, as well as history teachers, and children wanting to know more about their philosophy. Also, this book might be interesting to all people who would like to know more about people who had an impact on the world and who made a difference. Plato believed in different aspects of the world, which is why he is such a great figure in present day. Also, I think it is very important to state that after reading this book, you definitely have more background knowledge on Plato, wisdom and philosophy as well as Ancient Greece. This is a wonderful resource for students interested understanding the role of important Greek figures in art, science and philosophy.
January 11, 2012
A good overview or introduction to the man and his work.
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