Plato's Dialogues
all of Plato’s surviving writings are in ___ form
dialogue
What year was he born and year when he passed away?
428/427 BCE
348/347BCE
he was best known for what
foundational thinker of Western philosophy
___ is a serious mental disease
Love
The young Plato became a devoted follower of____
Socrates
Plato's monumental “Republic” is a parallel exploration of the soul of a nation and of an____
individual
how many years did he travel for?
12 years
where did he travel to
greece Italy and Egypt
Music is a ___ law It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything
Moral
Following Socrates’ forced suicide, Plato spent___years traveling in southern Italy, Sicily and Egypt
12
In the “Laws” his final dialogue, Plato retreats from the pure ___ of the “Republic” suggesting that experience and history as well as wisdom can inform the running of an ideal state.
theory
What was Plato educated in?
Philosophy,poetry,and gymnastics
When Plato returned to Athens what did he find?
his philosophical school
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your_____
inferiors
Plato’s Theory of Forms, stating that the physical world we know is but a shadow of the real one, was strongly influenced by Parmenides and ___ of____
Zeno Elea
Plato finds a three-part hierarchy between ____, auxiliaries and citizens and between reason, ____ and desire
Rulers emotion
What were Plato's parent's names?
Ariston and Perictione
how many famous quotes were there?
9
___ men talk because they have something to say,___ because they have to say something
Wise fool
Plato had a ____ relationship with the ruling family of Syracuse, who would later seek his advice on reforming their ___ politics.
lifelong city's
In the middle ____, Plato’s individual ideas and ____, though never ____ outright, emerge from the Socratic form
dialogues,beliefs,advocated
What was Plato's actual name?
Aristocles
before focusing on philosophy what did he do
served as a soldier
Every ___ sings a ___, incomplete, until another heart ___ back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of lover, everyone becomes a poet
heart,song,whisper
Plato’s ___along with “Apologia,” his written account of the trial of _____ are viewed by historians as the most accurate available picture of the elder philosopher, who left no written works of his own
dialogues Socrates