plato Flashcards
(11 cards)
What are the approximate birth and death years of Plato?
428/427 B.C to 348/347 B.C
What did Plato believe about the unseen perfect world?
He believed this world was made of shadows of the perfect world
Who was one of the main reasons Socrates’ teachings are known today?
Plato
Who did Plato teach?
Aristotle
What is the name of Plato’s allegory that describes his view of the world?
Plato’s cave
In Plato’s cave, what do the prisoners see on the wall?
Shadows of objects in the real world
What does the fire represent in Plato’s cave allegory?
The fake good or evil
What does the sun symbolize in Plato’s cave allegory?
The truth or the good
What do the prisoners in Plato’s cave represent?
People who are too stubborn to listen to philosophers
What is the main action taken by the escaped prisoner in Plato’s cave?
He tries to free the other prisoners and tell them of the real world
What is the philosophical stance of Plato: rationalist or empiricist?
A rationalist
