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A student of Socrates
Teacher of Aristotle
He is the founder of the academy, best known as
“Academy of Athens”
His school fostered research not just in philosophy narrowly conceived but
in wide range of endeavours that today would be called MATHEMATICAL
OR SCIENTIFIC.
PLATO’S
FAMILY
ARISTON PERICTIONE
Claimed descent from the Related to the lawgiver Solon.
god Poseidon Remarried to her uncle,
“Pyrilampes”
CHARMIDES • Moderation
LACHES • Courage
THEAETETUS • Knowledge
MENO • Virtue
EUTHYPHRO • piety
SYMPOSIUM • love
REASONS (logos)- principle that organizes the world from pre-existing
matter.
EPISTEMOLOGICAL MORAL
• any word, except proper names and pronouns, refers to a
form.
Ideals of human
“Knowledge is of
conduct, moral
forms, perceptions in
concepts like
this world lead only to
JUSTICE, EQUALITY
belief or opinion.
are forms.
Emotion, passion,
spirit.
Rational thinking. Physical urges.
The source of love, anger,
indignation, ambition,
aggression, etc.
Individuals dominated Dominated by
Dominated by appetite
by reason seeks are spirit/will/emotion are
are profit loving and
philosophical and seek victory loving and seek
seek material gain.
knowledge. reputation.
He said, “Reason uses the will to control the appetites.”
ANARCHY
DEMOCRACY - total lack of government and
- poor seize power. the sequel to the
permissiveness and sel-
indulgence of democracy.
“A good life requires not just a certain kind of
knowledge, but also habituation to healthy emotional
responses and harmony between the three parts of
the soul.”
- Plato