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The imperishable contribution of the Greeks to western civilization lies in the taming of man
and nature through reason. The Greeks were not the first to think about recurrent regularities of
inanimate events, but they were the first to develop the scientific attitude, a new approach to the
world that constitutes to this day one of the distinctive elements of western life. In the field of human
relations, too, Greek inventiveness and originality lay, not in this or that political theory, but in the
discovery of the scientific study of politics. The Greek school has produced eminent thinkers like
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
In the entire history of political thought no thinker evoked the admiration, reverence and
criticism that Plato did- Plato has left behind many important works out of which three the Republic,
(380-370 BC) the States man (360 BC) and the Laws (350BC), were of perennial interest to all
those interested in the history of political ideas. Plato has been generally regarded as the founder of
philosophical idealism by virtues of his conviction that there is a universal idea in the world of
eternal reality beyond the world of the senses. He was the first to formulate and define political
ideas within a larger framework of a philosophical idea of Good. He was concerned about human
life and human soul or human nature, and the real question in it is how to live best in the state within
the European intellectual traditions. He conceptualized the disorders and crises of the actual world
and presented to his readers a vision of a desirable political order, which till today has fascinated his
admirers and detractors. He has been described as a poet of ideas, a philosopher of beauty and the
true founder of the cult of harmonious living. He has been praised for his denunciation of
materialism and brutish selfishness. Both Voltaire (1694-1778) and Nietzsche (1844-1900)
characterized Platonism as the intellectual side of Christianity. Many like John Ruskin (1819-1900)
and William Morris (1834-1896) were attracted by Plato's concern for human perfection and
excellence. Plato, along with his disciple Aristotle has been credited for laying the foundations of
Greek political theory on which the western political tradition rests. These two thinkers between
themselves have explored, stated, analyzed and covered a wild range of philosophical perspectives and issues.
Plato was born in May-June 428/27 BC in Athens in an aristocratic though not affluent,
family. His father, Ariston, traced his ancestry to the early kings of Athens. His mother, Pericitione,
was a descendant of Solon, the famous law giver of Athens. Plato's original name was Aristocles,
which meant the “best and renowned”. He was given the nick name 'Plato', derived from platys,
because of his broad and strong shoulders. He was known for his good looks and charming
disposition. He excelled in the study of music, mathematics and poetry. He excelled in the study of
music, mathematics and poetry. He fought in three wars and won an award for bravery. He met
Socrates in 407 BC at the age of 20 and since then was under his hypnotic spell. The trial and
execution of Socrates in 399 BC proved to be a turning point in Plato's life. In 386 BC on returning
to Athens, Plato's friends gifted him a recreation spot named after its local hero Academns. It was
here that Plato established his Academy which became a seat of higher learning and intellectual
pursuits in Greece for the next one hundred years. The academy was initially a religious group dedicated to the worship of Muses and its leader Apollo. The academy concreticised the possibility
of a science of knowledge with which one could reform the world. Plato saw in the academy a
training school for future philosophic rulers'. As Taylor has beautifully commented the founding of
Academy is a turning point in Plato's life and in some ways the most memorable event in the history
of European science. It was a permanent institution for the pursuit of science by original research.
Plato spent the last years of his life at the academy, teaching and instructing. He died in 347 BC
while attending the wedding feast of one of his students. Plato's works include the Apology of
Socrates, 22 genuine and 11 disputed dialogues, and 13 letters. Apology was an imaginative and
satirical version of Socrates’ defence trail The Republic, the Statesman and the Laws were Plato's major works in political philosophy.
The
Republic was collection of Plato's ideas in the field of ethics, metaphysics, philosophy and politics.
The Republic, concerning justice, the greatest and most well- known work of Plato, was written in
the form of a dialogue, a method of great importance in clarifying questions and establishing truth. It
was one of the finest examples of the dialectical method as stated and first developed by Socrates.
Though Socrates did not provide a theoretical exposition of the method, he established a clear-cut
pattern of dialectical reasoning for others to follow. He placed dialectics in the service of ethics,
defining virtue as a basis for traditional and moral transformation. The discussion in the Republic
was conducted in a single room among Socrates. The Republic in Greek means justice, and should
not be used or understood in this Latin sense meaning the states or the polity' As has been rightly
pointed out by William Ebenstein, after twenty three hundred years the Republic “is still match less
as an introduction to the basic issues that confront human being as citizens”. No other writer on
politics has equaled Plato in combining penetrating and dialectical reasoning with poetic imagery
and symbolism. One of the main assumptions of the Republic is that the right kind of government
and politics can be the legitimate object of rigorous scientific thinking rather than the inevitable
product of muddling through fear and faith, indolence and improvisation.
So this is all about the plato thanks for reading.
The imperishable contribution of the Greeks to western civilization lies in the taming of man
and nature through reason. The Greeks were not the first to think about recurrent regularities of
inanimate events, but they were the first to develop the scientific attitude, a new approach to the
world that constitutes to this day one of the distinctive elements of western life. In the field of human
relations, too, Greek inventiveness and originality lay, not in this or that political theory, but in the
discovery of the scientific study of politics. The Greek school has produced eminent thinkers like
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
In the entire history of political thought no thinker evoked the admiration, reverence and
criticism that Plato did- Plato has left behind many important works out of which three the Republic,
(380-370 BC) the States man (360 BC) and the Laws (350BC), were of perennial interest to all
those interested in the history of political ideas. Plato has been generally regarded as the founder of
philosophical idealism by virtues of his conviction that there is a universal idea in the world of
eternal reality beyond the world of the senses. He was the first to formulate and define political
ideas within a larger framework of a philosophical idea of Good. He was concerned about human
life and human soul or human nature, and the real question in it is how to live best in the state within
the European intellectual traditions. He conceptualized the disorders and crises of the actual world
and presented to his readers a vision of a desirable political order, which till today has fascinated his
admirers and detractors. He has been described as a poet of ideas, a philosopher of beauty and the
true founder of the cult of harmonious living. He has been praised for his denunciation of
materialism and brutish selfishness. Both Voltaire (1694-1778) and Nietzsche (1844-1900)
characterized Platonism as the intellectual side of Christianity. Many like John Ruskin (1819-1900)
and William Morris (1834-1896) were attracted by Plato's concern for human perfection and
excellence. Plato, along with his disciple Aristotle has been credited for laying the foundations of
Greek political theory on which the western political tradition rests. These two thinkers between
themselves have explored, stated, analyzed and covered a wild range of philosophical perspectives and issues.
Plato was born in May-June 428/27 BC in Athens in an aristocratic though not affluent,
family. His father, Ariston, traced his ancestry to the early kings of Athens. His mother, Pericitione,
was a descendant of Solon, the famous law giver of Athens. Plato's original name was Aristocles,
which meant the “best and renowned”. He was given the nick name 'Plato', derived from platys,
because of his broad and strong shoulders. He was known for his good looks and charming
disposition. He excelled in the study of music, mathematics and poetry. He excelled in the study of
music, mathematics and poetry. He fought in three wars and won an award for bravery. He met
Socrates in 407 BC at the age of 20 and since then was under his hypnotic spell. The trial and
execution of Socrates in 399 BC proved to be a turning point in Plato's life. In 386 BC on returning
to Athens, Plato's friends gifted him a recreation spot named after its local hero Academns. It was
here that Plato established his Academy which became a seat of higher learning and intellectual
pursuits in Greece for the next one hundred years. The academy was initially a religious group dedicated to the worship of Muses and its leader Apollo. The academy concreticised the possibility
of a science of knowledge with which one could reform the world. Plato saw in the academy a
training school for future philosophic rulers'. As Taylor has beautifully commented the founding of
Academy is a turning point in Plato's life and in some ways the most memorable event in the history
of European science. It was a permanent institution for the pursuit of science by original research.
Plato spent the last years of his life at the academy, teaching and instructing. He died in 347 BC
while attending the wedding feast of one of his students. Plato's works include the Apology of
Socrates, 22 genuine and 11 disputed dialogues, and 13 letters. Apology was an imaginative and
satirical version of Socrates’ defence trail The Republic, the Statesman and the Laws were Plato's major works in political philosophy.
The
Republic was collection of Plato's ideas in the field of ethics, metaphysics, philosophy and politics.
The Republic, concerning justice, the greatest and most well- known work of Plato, was written in
the form of a dialogue, a method of great importance in clarifying questions and establishing truth. It
was one of the finest examples of the dialectical method as stated and first developed by Socrates.
Though Socrates did not provide a theoretical exposition of the method, he established a clear-cut
pattern of dialectical reasoning for others to follow. He placed dialectics in the service of ethics,
defining virtue as a basis for traditional and moral transformation. The discussion in the Republic
was conducted in a single room among Socrates. The Republic in Greek means justice, and should
not be used or understood in this Latin sense meaning the states or the polity' As has been rightly
pointed out by William Ebenstein, after twenty three hundred years the Republic “is still match less
as an introduction to the basic issues that confront human being as citizens”. No other writer on
politics has equaled Plato in combining penetrating and dialectical reasoning with poetic imagery
and symbolism. One of the main assumptions of the Republic is that the right kind of government
and politics can be the legitimate object of rigorous scientific thinking rather than the inevitable
product of muddling through fear and faith, indolence and improvisation.
So this is all about the plato thanks for reading.
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