For questions about Plato, an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought, and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.
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What was Plato's inspiration for the Atlantis myth?
Did an island actually sink in ancient Greece, due to a volcanic eruption or some other cataclysmic event perhaps?
Was it completely wiped off the map by a tsunami?
Did Plato base his story on fact or is it a work of fiction?
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Are Artemis and Bendis the same?
The following quote is from Plato's The Republic:
I went down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess (Bendis, the Thracian Artemis.); and also because I wanted to see in what manner…
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Did Plato have any influence on early Christianity?
I've been reading Plato's Politeia and I'm constantly running into discussions which seem rather central to Christianity, and I'm wondering if these are merely coincidences.
Already in the first chapter, there's the discussion of how to define 'just…
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Why is Plato singling out Hestia, Zeus and Athena in Laws?
In Book 5 of Laws, Plato is singling out Hestia, Zeus and Athena while describing the ideal city:
The next thing to be noted is, that the city should be placed as nearly as possible in the centre of the country; we should choose a place which…
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Name for the "soul-mates" in Plato's "The Symposium"?
In Plato's The Symposium, Aristophanes tells the tale of the "soulmate", which was the description of humans that had two pairs of arms and legs, one head with two faces upon it, and three genders which were male, female, and “Androgynous”…
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