2. Plato’s Republic & Ion Prepared by: Dr. Kay Picart Associate Professor of English Courtesy Associate Professor of Law

3. Plato (c. 427-347 BCE) Plato (circa 428-c. 347 BC) Plato (circa 428-c. 347 BC) l Student of Socrates (469- 399 BCE l Founder of the Academy in Athens l Used Dialogues, which had a dialectical element

5. Guide Questions: l Who are the main characters in Book V of The Republic? l What are they discussing?

6. What is an Allegory?

7. Plato’s Epistemology: The Divided Line l Noumenon/a: l 1.) l 2.) l Phenomenon/a: l 1.) l 2.)

8. Plato’s Epistemology: The Cave and the Line l Light: l Darkness:

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10. Plato’s Ion l Who are the characters in Plato’s Ion? l What are they discussing? l What is a relationship between Ion and the Republic?

11. Connection between the Republic & the Ion l Socrates views:

12. The example of the bed l NOUMENA: l PHENOMENA:

13. Plato’s Educational Program for the Republic

14. Plato’s Views on Women Education Family

15. The Myth of Gyges

16. Conclusions l Ultimately, for Plato, literature (especially poetry) must be harnessed carefully because: