Dualism - Plato and Descartes
Concerning Dualism.
I would like to take this opportunity in order to bring forth some charges against the concept of Dualism. Essentially, Dualism, or Pluralism, is the belief that their are two types of things which compose a human being - body and mind. This is opposed to Monism, a belief in o....
Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher King
In Plato's Republic, Plato discusses at length the concept of a perfect state. This state, a cognizant reconstruction of the soul as Plato saw it, is in perfect balance and dedicated to a certain philosophical ideal. The ruler of this perfect state must be near perfect himself, skilled in war, mat....
Plato's Phaedo
Platos Phaedo
In the opening of Platos Phaedo, Plato introduces the well known myth of Theseus and the Minotaur to Echecrates. The narrated story of Socrates in Phaedo by Plato is assumingly parallel to that of the well known myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. There are points which it su....
Plato's Philosophies
Plato was born to an aristocratic family in Athens, Greece. When he was a child his
father, Ariston, who was believed to be descended from the early kings of Athens died, and his
mother, Perictione married Pyrilampes. As a young man Plato was always interested in political
leadership and event....
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