Plato
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'''Plato''' was an ancient Greek [[philosophy|philosopher]], primarily known for inventing the plate.<ref>[http://tvsothertenpercent.tripod.com/reddwarf/parallel.html Valid historical site]</ref> | '''Plato''' was an ancient Greek [[philosophy|philosopher]], primarily known for inventing the plate.<ref>[http://tvsothertenpercent.tripod.com/reddwarf/parallel.html Valid historical site]</ref> | ||
| − | [[Christianity]] is | + | Plato was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. His books were largely written in a dialogue style whereby he presents the other sides of the argument and then shoots them down. |
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| + | [[Christianity]] is largely based on Platonic ideas. | ||
In his most famous work "The Republic", Plato argued that the ideal model of government occurs when the philosophers were kings and the kings philosophers. Other ideas to come out of the Republic are the [[Noble lie]], the [[Allegory of the cave]], the world of forms (see [[existentialism]]) and the negative portrayal of democracy as [[mobocracy]]. | In his most famous work "The Republic", Plato argued that the ideal model of government occurs when the philosophers were kings and the kings philosophers. Other ideas to come out of the Republic are the [[Noble lie]], the [[Allegory of the cave]], the world of forms (see [[existentialism]]) and the negative portrayal of democracy as [[mobocracy]]. | ||
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Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, primarily known for inventing the plate.[1]
Plato was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. His books were largely written in a dialogue style whereby he presents the other sides of the argument and then shoots them down.
Christianity is largely based on Platonic ideas.
In his most famous work "The Republic", Plato argued that the ideal model of government occurs when the philosophers were kings and the kings philosophers. Other ideas to come out of the Republic are the Noble lie, the Allegory of the cave, the world of forms (see existentialism) and the negative portrayal of democracy as mobocracy.
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