General Information
Plato was born in 428 BC in this ancient country.
What is Greece?
Plato's theory of ______ states that the physical world that we live in isn’t the real world, but true reality exists beyond our physical world.
What is Forms?
Plato believed that civil disobedience ______ be necessary if society was run by philosopher kings?
What is it wouldn't be necessary?
This is the term used by Plato for everyone fulfilling their roles and duties in society.
What is justice?
The ideal ruler is a _____.
What is a philosopher king?
This person was Plato's mentor, sharing many of his beliefs with Plato.
Who was Socrates?
Plato believed that society should be divided into three classes, being ______.
What are Rulers (philosopher kings) representing reason, warriors defending the state, and producers providing goods and services?
In this book, Plato argues that citizens should abide by laws because they benefit from being in society, an early version of the more modern social contract.
What is Crito?
Plato and Socrates believe that justice is an equal balance of the _____'s parts.
What is the soul?
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your _____.
What are inferiors?
Plato mentored this man, who later (debatably) became more influential than him.
Who was Aristotle?
______ is the key to a good life.
What is virtue?
When Socrates was wrongfully sentenced to death, rather than attempting to escape, he chose to stay and pay his punishment, saying that this would happen if he tried escaping punishment.
What is anarchy?
Plato believes that injustice happens when the soul is in _____?
What is disarray?
Law is reason, free from ____.
Plato did this professionally before going into philosophy.
What is wrestling?
Plato believed that a true philosopher can distinguish _____ from ______.
What are the one and the many?
Plato believes that only if rulers become tyrannical do people have the right to _____.
What is rebel or resist?
Plato believes that justice happens in society when this part of the soul rules over the whole.
What is the rational part of the soul?
The rational part must rule, the spirited part must enforce the rational part's convictions, and the appetitive part must _____.
What is obey?
This was his most famous book, coming out around 375 BC.
What is The Republic?
People in society should be placed where they’re most _____, rather than where they might want to be.
What is useful?
According to Plato, if a citizen disagrees with a law, these are the two courses of action they should take instead of breaking the law.
What are persuading the rulers to change the law or leaving the city?
According to Plato, justice in society can be achieved when someone has the highest elements of the soul controlling the lowest elements of the soul. These are the three elements of the soul according to him.
What are reason, spirit, and appetite?
One must obey the law, and not violate it, even if the law is unjust, for to do so would bring __________.
What is disorder and destruction to society?