Plato  (tagged articles)

Unity in Virginia Woolf and Hannah Arendt: Creating Reality in the Insensitive and Inaccessible

Esteban A. Sanchez - Woolfian Scholars regularly denote the moments where Woolf’s characters feel inexplicably connected and inseparable from one another as representing the spiritual and mystic beliefs of their author. I want to reframe this notion, considering Woolf's moments of... Keep Reading »

Deconstructing Social Classification and Mobility: The Hindu Varna System, Plato's Magnificent Myth, and the British Caste System

Aadi C. Krishna - This research elucidates the striking parallelism between the Hindu Varna System and Plato's Magnificent Myth through an unorthodox view of their class-based classification, social mobility, and meritocracy while arguing that these stem from the Arguments from Division... Keep Reading »

Unveiling Ultimate Reality in Plato's Allegory of the Cave and the Bhagavad Gita

Rocco A. Astore - Questions regarding the very foundations of our reality abound throughout the history of world philosophies. For example, if we examine Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” as well as the Bhagavad Gita, we find that both masterpieces illustrate a reality... Keep Reading »

Pederasty and Power in Plato's Mythological Dialogues

Paul Regan - As a topic of philosophical interest the Socratic dialogues play a pivotal role in many of Plato’s works of more than thirty authentic dialogues. This paper discusses pederasty and power through myth and story-telling to teach Ancient Greek communities about... Keep Reading »

Intellectual Responsibility and the Epistemic Search: Comparing Plato and Augustine

Leah M. Palmer - In the earliest stages of education, children naturally start to interrogate their elders with the question “why?” This is not surprising and it would often even be concerning if a child did not show signs of curiosity early in life. This natural curiosity... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Plato is tagged in the following 7 articles.

English Literature
2022, Vol. 14 No. 09
Unity in Virginia Woolf and Hannah Arendt: Creating Reality in the Insensitive and Inaccessible
By Esteban A. Sanchez
Woolfian Scholars regularly denote the moments where Woolf’s characters feel inexplicably connected and inseparable from one another as representing the spiritual and mystic beliefs of their author. I want to reframe this notion, considering... Read Article »
Virginia Woolf English Literature Literary Theory Hannah Arendt Plato
Comparative Philosophy
2021, Vol. 13 No. 12
Deconstructing Social Classification and Mobility: The Hindu Varna System, Plato's Magnificent Myth, and the British Caste System
By Aadi C. Krishna
This research elucidates the striking parallelism between the Hindu Varna System and Plato's Magnificent Myth through an unorthodox view of their class-based classification, social mobility, and meritocracy while arguing that these stem from the... Read Article »
Plato Hinduism Comparative Philosophy Caste System British Colonialism Social Class India
Comparative Philosophy
2019, Vol. 11 No. 09
Unveiling Ultimate Reality in Plato's Allegory of the Cave and the Bhagavad Gita
By Rocco A. Astore
Questions regarding the very foundations of our reality abound throughout the history of world philosophies. For example, if we examine Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” as well as the Bhagavad Gita, we find that both masterpieces... Read Article »
Comparative Philosophy Plato Hinduism Allegory Of the Cave Bhagavad Gita Reality
Plato
2017, Vol. 9 No. 10
Pederasty and Power in Plato's Mythological Dialogues
By Paul Regan
As a topic of philosophical interest the Socratic dialogues play a pivotal role in many of Plato’s works of more than thirty authentic dialogues. This paper discusses pederasty and power through myth and story-telling to teach Ancient Greek... Read Article »
Plato Socrates Pederasty Power Myth The Republic
Epistemology
2016, Vol. 8 No. 10
Intellectual Responsibility and the Epistemic Search: Comparing Plato and Augustine
By Leah M. Palmer
In the earliest stages of education, children naturally start to interrogate their elders with the question “why?” This is not surprising and it would often even be concerning if a child did not show signs of curiosity early in life.... Read Article »
Epistemology Plato Augustine Thomas Aquinas Knowledge
Plato
2015, Vol. 7 No. 09
Plato's Republic as Moral Poetry
By Benjamin R. Tarr
One of the greatest ironies of Plato's Republic is that, although he condemns the poets and exiles them from his idyllic city, the Republic is perhaps one of the greatest literary works of all time, and a poem in its own right. Although written... Read Article »
Philosophy Ethics Poetry Plato Republic Socrates Homer
Political Theory
2010, Vol. 2 No. 06
Political "Ideals" Versus Political "Realities": A Dilemma of Theory
By Daniel S. Guenther
In theories of political practice and institutional design, there is a clash between what should be done ideally, and what can be done realistically. Many philosophers and politicians offer unique takes on this dilemma of making human law and government... Read Article »
Cicero Plato Politics Ideals Realities The Republic Idealism Realism

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