PLATONIC PAIDEIA

Platonic Paideia

Plsatonic Paideia

Plato

Plato is considered as the greatest philosopher and author of all time. Born in Athens by noble parents in 427 BC and lived there. His father Ariston shares said it came from the generation of Codrus and his mother Periktioni by Solon. He had two brothers, Adimandou and Glafkona.

His first name was Aristoklis. Plato was later named for the broad chest and broad forehead. Create dealt with poetry, but soon turned to philosophy. He was 20 years old when he met Socrates and stayed with him for eight years until the time that the great teacher died (399 BC). The unjust death of Socrates convinced him that the Athenian democracy had large defects and assumed the role of social reformer (Cooper & Hutchinson, 1997, pp. 21).

 After the death of Socrates, for some time sought refuge in Megara, near the classmate of Euclid. After he returned to Athens, where for 10 years worked on writing philosophical works, which bear the stamp of Socratic philosophy. Then he traveled to Egypt and Cyrene, which was associated with the mathematician Theodorus, and finally in Taranto, Italy, where he met the Pythagoreans, from the philosophical thought which influenced decisively.

 In the courtyard of the king of Syracuse Dionysius A met the royal brother-in-law Dion, with whom he became friends. The friendship, however, has prompted suspicions of Dionysius of conspiracy, so Plato expelled from Sicily. In Aegina threatened to be sold as a slave but he bought the Cyrene friend Annikeris.

 Returning to Athens opened his philosophical school, the Academy (387 BC). The effort, however, the two friends to convert their ideas in new ruler Dionysius II, failed. For the third time he came to the court of Syracuse in 361, with the aim of reconciling Dion to Dionysius. This time and risked his life. The intervention saved the Pythagorean Archyta. But Dion is not spared. He was assassinated in 353 BC Thus Plato lost man in which based its hopes for the imposition of political ideas. Since Plato and until his death in 347 BC, he was involved with teaching and writing philosophical works.

 

Plato's Works

The works of Plato is 36 and all except the "Apology" interactive. The specification of the philosopher mimicked the teaching of Socrates, who taught interactive. The dialogue, headed by the name of one of the interacting entities, e.g. "Timaeus." "Gorgias", "Protagoras," etc. Only three dialogues, the "Symposium", the "State" and "Laws" entitled by their content. In all dialogues discussion led by Socrates. In older dialogue keeps the image of the real Socrates and the younger a person under the teacher's hidden himself a student.

 The whole of Plato's work is divided into three periods, in chronological order:

 A) Period of Youth (400-387 BC). In this part of the "Apology", the "Judge", the "Charmides," the "Protagoras," the "Laches", the "Efthyfron," the "Hippias Major," the "Lesser Hippias," the "Ion" the "Lysis."

 B) the maturity period (386-367 BC). In this part of the "Menexenus," the "Kratylos," the ...