With such a broad range of writings on numerous subjects, it is sometimes said that all western philosophy 'but a footnote' to Plato. He died in 347 BC.

Plato Republic is one of the most influential works in Western philosophy Written as a dialogue the text explores profound questions about justice morality and the nature of an ideal society Plato use ...

known as the pre-Socratics, who began thinking in a way that is recognizably philosophical. The remainder of the course will focus on two giants of western philosophy, Plato and Aristotle.

It will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30-1:50 p.m. Plato’s Republic (PHIL 481.001) This course looks at the most famous work of Western philosophy: Plato's Republic. It examines the arguments in ...

Credit: Public domain. Platonic love is one of the most widely misinterpreted concepts in Plato’s philosophy. It has transcended the realm of philosophy, becoming widely used across culture and has ...

This course is intended to introduce the beginning student to the major theories and perpetual questions within Western philosophy. Such questions include ... to political behavior from the time of ...

Not many people know about the birthplace of Western philosophy and science ... that would be developed later by Pythagoras, ...