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The Life of Plato By Mackenzie Farkas 3 rd Period February 25, 2011

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1 The Life of Plato By Mackenzie Farkas 3 rd Period February 25, 2011 http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GRAPHICS/MODULES/GREECE/PHILO.GIF

2 Plato born around 428 BC classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, and writer of philosophical dialogues http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/history/carnegie/plato/plato_bust.jpg

3 Socrates and Aristotle assisted Aristotle and Socrates with the base of Western philosophy and science http://reich-chemistry.wikispaces.com/file/view/aristotle3.jpg/146750409/aristotle3.jpg http://www.educomputacion.cl/images/stories/biografias/socrates/socrates.jpg

4 Peloponnesian War led to decline of the Athenian Empire followed by religious movement, led to Socrates execution http://www.fullissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/PELOPONNESIAN-WARS.jpg

5 School of Athens founder of School of Athens, highest learning in the Western world students researched philosophy http://ajgita.com/andrewjgenco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/School-of-Athens21.jpg

6 Plato’s Mathematic quotes only way to absolute truth was through math http://rlv.zcache.com/plato_mathematics_quotes_poster-p228164631198414366vwv88_152.jpg

7 Plato’s Platonic Realism author of platonic realism term refers to idea of realism regarding existence of universals http://www.factropolis.com/uploaded_images/4.29Plato-793168.jpg

8 Plato’s Cave A cave where prisoners are locked up and all they see are walls http://www.hermes-press.com/plato_cave7.jpg

9 Plato’s Cave When a prisoner escapes, he is blinded by the light, but true reality is revealed http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/PlatosCave.gif

10 Sources http://faculty.evansville.edu/tb2/trip/plato_life.htm http://answers.ask.com/Society/Philosophy/why_is_plato_important http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101125143419AALBqpv http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave Plato. The Republic. New York: David Campbell Publishers Ltd., 1992, (pgs. 197-200). http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/history/carnegie/plato/plato_bust.jpg http://www.educomputacion.cl/images/stories/biografias/socrates/socrates.jpg http://reich-chemistry.wikispaces.com/file/view/aristotle3.jpg/146750409/aristotle3.jpg http://www.fullissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/PELOPONNESIAN-WARS.jpg http://ajgita.com/andrewjgenco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/School-of-Athens21.jpg http://rlv.zcache.com/plato_mathematics_quotes_poster- p228164631198414366vwv88_152.jpg http://www.factropolis.com/uploaded_images/4.29Plato-793168.jpg http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/PlatosCave.gif http://www.docstoc.com/docs/10577392/The-Allegory-Of-The-Cave-Summary http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GRAPHICS/MODULES/GREECE/PHILO.GIF


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