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Author : Plato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1673
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022337150
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11455929
Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : SRLF:EE0000161836
Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Authors, Classical
ISBN : UOM:39015041325542
Author : George GROTE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
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Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0025146634
Author : Theophilus GALE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1671
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024315876
Author : Henry Hallam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
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Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022624739
Author : Arthur Herman
Publisher : Random House
Page : 1050 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780553907834
The definitive sequel to New York Times bestseller How the Scots Invented the Modern World is a magisterial account of how the two greatest thinkers of the ancient world, Plato and Aristotle, laid the foundations of Western culture—and how their rivalry shaped the essential features of our culture down to the present day. Plato came from a wealthy, connected Athenian family and lived a comfortable upper-class lifestyle until he met an odd little man named Socrates, who showed him a new world of ideas and ideals. Socrates taught Plato that a man must use reason to attain wisdom, and that the life of a lover of wisdom, a philosopher, was the pinnacle of achievement. Plato dedicated himself to living that ideal and went on to create a school, his famed Academy, to teach others the path to enlightenment through contemplation. However, the same Academy that spread Plato’s teachings also fostered his greatest rival. Born to a family of Greek physicians, Aristotle had learned early on the value of observation and hands-on experience. Rather than rely on pure contemplation, he insisted that the truest path to knowledge is through empirical discovery and exploration of the world around us. Aristotle, Plato’s most brilliant pupil, thus settled on a philosophy very different from his instructor’s and launched a rivalry with profound effects on Western culture. The two men disagreed on the fundamental purpose of the philosophy. For Plato, the image of the cave summed up man’s destined path, emerging from the darkness of material existence to the light of a higher and more spiritual truth. Aristotle thought otherwise. Instead of rising above mundane reality, he insisted, the philosopher’s job is to explain how the real world works, and how we can find our place in it. Aristotle set up a school in Athens to rival Plato’s Academy: the Lyceum. The competition that ensued between the two schools, and between Plato and Aristotle, set the world on an intellectual adventure that lasted through the Middle Ages and Renaissance and that still continues today. From Martin Luther (who named Aristotle the third great enemy of true religion, after the devil and the Pope) to Karl Marx (whose utopian views rival Plato’s), heroes and villains of history have been inspired and incensed by these two master philosophers—but never outside their influence. Accessible, riveting, and eloquently written, The Cave and the Light provides a stunning new perspective on the Western world, certain to open eyes and stir debate. Praise for The Cave and the Light “A sweeping intellectual history viewed through two ancient Greek lenses . . . breezy and enthusiastic but resting on a sturdy rock of research.”—Kirkus Reviews “Examining mathematics, politics, theology, and architecture, the book demonstrates the continuing relevance of the ancient world.”—Publishers Weekly “A fabulous way to understand over two millennia of history, all in one book.”—Library Journal “Entertaining and often illuminating.”—The Wall Street Journal
Author : Dominic Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780199249640
In Levels of Argument, Dominic Scott compares the Republic and Nicomachean Ethics from a methodological perspective. In the first half he argues that the Republic distinguishes between two levels of argument in the defence of justice, the 'longer' and 'shorter' routes. The longer is the ideal and aims at maximum precision, requiring knowledge of the Forms and a definition of the Good. The shorter route is less precise, employing hypotheses, analogies and empirical observation. This is the route that Socrates actually follows in the Republic, because it is appropriate to the level of his audience and can stand on its own feet as a plausible defence of justice. In the second half of the book, Scott turns to the Nicomachean Ethics. Scott argues that, even though Aristotle rejects a universal Form of the Good, he implicitly recognises the existence of longer and shorter routes, analogous to those distinguished in the Republic. The longer route would require a comprehensive theoretical worldview, incorporating elements from Aristotle's metaphysics, physics, psychology, and biology. But Aristotle steers his audience away from such an approach as being a distraction from the essentially practical goals of political science. Unnecessary for good decision-making, it is not even an ideal. In sum, Platonic and Aristotelian methodologies both converge and diverge. Both distinguish analogously similar levels of argument, and it is the shorter route that both philosophers actually follow--Plato because he thinks it will have to suffice, Aristotle because he thinks that there is no need to go beyond it.
Author : Henry Allon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022696657
Author : Plato,James Benjamin Wilbur,Harold J. Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:49015001466797
The purpose of this text is to present the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle as whole perspectives of life and the world by utilising the actual writings of the two men. This task presents two problems: selection and interpretation. For the first, while we may not have included everyone's favourite selection, we trust that we have not included any that may be judged unimportant. For the second, while we have had to state our interpretations of these philosophers, we desire that you also have the opportunity to interpret them. To that end, alternative conclusions are presented as objectively as possible. Differences in style, attitude, and purpose of Plato and Aristotle make each part of the book separate and distinct. Yet, while this is not our intention, the presentation of both in one volume invites comparison of the two. Certainly this may become one function of the text.
Author : N. Jayapalan
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8126900814
Plato (428 B.C.-347 B.C.) Was One Of Greatest Philosophers In The Western Philosophical Tradition. He Was The Pupil Of Socrates, Teacher Of Aristotle And Founder Of The 'Academy'. Central To His Teachings Is The Notion Of Forms, Which Are Located Outside The Everyday World, Timeless, Motionless And Absolutely Real. Plato'S Philosophy Rejects Scientific Rationalism In Favour Of Arguments. According To Him, Mind, Not Matter, Is Fundamental And Material Objects Are Merely Imperfect Copies Of Abstract And Eternal 'Ideas'.The Majority Of His Works Are In Dialogue Form On Topics Like Metaphysics, Ethics & Politics. The Principal Speaker In These Works In Socrates.The Republic, One Of Most Famous Dialogues Deals With Justice, Ideal Type Of State Jurisprudence & The Concept Of 'Good'.The Present Book Is An Excellent Companion To Plato'S Life & Philosophy. Plato'S Views On State, Justice, Communism, Education, Democracy And Foreign Relations Etc. Are Discussed And Analysed In Detail. It Includes Comparison Between The Republic And The Laws And Plato'S Contribution To The History Of Political Thought. In The End Of The Book Original Text Of Republic Of Plato And The Original Text Of Plato In The Academy Forms And Numbers By A.E. Taylor Have Been Given. A Topic On Socrates And A Chronological Table Depicting The Important Events That Took Place During The Lifetime Of Plato Have Also Been Included In The Book.
Author : British Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Electronic
ISBN : SRLF:A0006163232
Author : William Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026609358
Author : Michael J. B. Allen,Valery Rees,Martin Davies
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9004118551
This volume consists of 21 essays on Marsilio Ficino (1433-99), the Florentine scholar-philosopher-magus-priest who was the architect of Renaissance Platonism. They cast fascinating new light on his theology, philosophy, and psychology as well as on his influence and sources.