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...ic]] and [[Phaedrus]]; with those two texts, it is often considered one of Plato's literary high points. Plato takes great care to make the setting realistic * [[Socrates]] (speech begins 201d): familiar to us as Plato's teacher, in this dialogue he retells religious teachings which he attribute

...n from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book) Of the Best State of a Republic, and of the New Island Utopia], a [[book]] written in 1516 by [https://en.w ....wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato) Republic]. It is a perfect version of Republic wherein the [[beauties]] of society reign (eg: [[equality]] and a general p

Macrocosm/microcosm is a in Socratic/Platonic [[philosophy]]. Plato's ''The Republic'', strongly influenced by Socratic thought, is based on this fundamental pr #''Republic'', Plato, trans. By B. Jowett M.A., Vintage Books, NY. § 435, pg 151

...n from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book) Of the Best State of a Republic, and of the New Island Utopia], a [[book]] [[written]] in 1516 by [https:// ...ipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato) Republic]. It is a [[perfect]] version of Republic wherein the [[beauties]] of [[society]] reign (eg: [[equality]] and a gener

...man empire], though less central to political life than in the days of the Republic, remained important in law, and became (under the second Sophistic) an impo

...at it occurred because Athens had a direct [[democracy]]. It is known from Plato's writings that many sophists maintained schools of debate, were respected me ...s' words. Interestingly, in his most famous work, ''[[Plato's Republic|The Republic]]'', Plato critiques democracy, condemns tyranny, and proposes a three tier

...ople to more easily discuss difficult or complex ideas. In [[Plato]]'s ''[[Republic]]'', parables like the "[[the Cave]]" (in which one's understanding of [[tr

...nford.edu/entries/plato-ethics-politics/#4.5 Political Analysis in Plato's Republic] at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Modern taxonomy separates mona ...d by a [[parliament]] or [[legislative assembly]] of some description. A [[republic]] is the term usually used to describe nations without a monarchy.

...comprehensive treatments of the subject are from Plato's ''Phaedo'', ''The Republic'', and ''Statesman '' and Aristotle's ''Metaphysics'', though earlier fragm * [[Plato]], ''The Republic'', translated by Desmond Lee, Penguin Classics, 2003, ISBN 0140449140, ISBN

...onious relationship between the warring parts of the person or city. Hence Plato's definition of justice is that justice is the having and doing of what is on In ''Republic'', the character [[Thrasymachus]] argues that justice is the interest of th

In Plato's account, Atlantis, lying "beyond the [[Pillars of Hercules]]", was a [[nava ...f Atlantis seems clear to most scholars, they dispute whether and how much Plato's account was inspired by older traditions. Some scholars argue Plato drew up

...instrumental value and intrinsic values, first discussed by Plato in the "Republic". An instrumental value is worth having as a means towards getting somethin

Even though the Roman Republic contributed significantly into certain aspects of democracy, such as Laws, ...by the people being represented. It is more properly called a democratic republic. The most common mechanisms involve election of the candidate with a majori

...been identified as a philosophical problem since Antiquity. In Plato's The Republic, he argues that individual desires must be postponed in the name of the hig

...outside of Europa survive till now, the most important of them is People's Republic of China, trying to introduce market reforms without rapid democratization. ...ian and [[collectivist]] society can be traced into antiquity. Plato's The Republic suggests [[collective]] [[education]] of children and control of possession

'''Theology''' is a term first used by [[Plato]] in The [[Republic]] (book ii, chap 18). The term is compounded from two Greek words <i>theos<

...A. Brownson]] [https://www.constitution.org/oab/am_rep.htm] ''The American Republic: its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny'', O. A. Brownson (1866)] would ...head of state in Westminster-style republics, such as [[India]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]]), a component of Parliament. There is the concept of a [[vote

.../books.google.com/books?vid=0blEqYn0npw5h4r_qPHc_fk&id=rLASAAAAIAAJ&pgis=1 Plato's Theology]''and strongly criticized religion and [[mysticism]]. [[Critias]] ...le=111] and says "By Zeus" in the dialogue[https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.html]

...as uniquely negative. Saint-Just captures it superbly: "What constitutes a republic is the total destruction of what opposes it."