7 Articles Tagged with Plato
Plato’s Laws: the Relationship between Theology and Law
For theology to be necessary to a city and the formation of its laws, then that necessity must arise out of the fact that theology says something true about the world, and that it is the aim of law to harmonize the city towards the truth of that reality. Read Article
Written by B. R. Mullikin on May 7th, 2014. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Politics, about
Plato
Laws
Greek
Plato and the Equality of the Sexes, Part II
Is gender equality possible in the Ideal City in Plato's Republic? Also, is gender equality best for the city? Is it best for the individual? Read Article
Written by John Heitzenrater on August 20th, 2013. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Politics, about
Plato
Greek
The Republic
Plato and the Equality of the Sexes
In the Republic, Socrates gives an argument for the inclusion of women in the training of warriors for the Ideal City. Read Article
Written by John Heitzenrater on August 12th, 2013. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Politics, about
Plato
Greek
The Republic
Plato on One Universe in the Timaeus
In the Timaeus, Plato addresses the principle on which our world was established, and its relationship to the Forms and to Beauty. Read Article
Written by Brandon Bridger on July 24th, 2013. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Natural Philosophy, about
Plato
Cosmology
Greek
Minos as an Introduction to Plato’s Laws
The Minos deals with law and its source, and how they are related. The dialog acts, therefore, as a prequel to Plato's Laws, which explores good law. Read Article
Written by B. R. Mullikin on July 11th, 2013. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Politics, about
Plato
Minos
Laws
Greek
A Correct Symposium According to Plato’s Laws
In Plato’s Laws an argument is made for the pedagogical need for symposia, the drinking parties in Greece. In the Symposium, we see how one plays out. Read Article
Written by B. R. Mullikin on June 26th, 2013. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Ethics, about
Plato
Pedagogy
Greek
Reflections on Plato’s Apology Part I
A brief reflection on Socrates’ statement in Plato's Apology that the unexamined life is not worth living. Read Article
Written by Thomas Chaney on June 18th, 2013. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Eschatology, about
Plato
Greek