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Plato is renowned as one of the world’s greatest philosophers. He was born in 429 BC, around the time of the death of Pericles, and lived for almost eighty years until the period that began with the birth of Alexander the Great. He came from an aristocratic Athenian family who were fairly wealthy according to the customs of that time. Many of Plato’s relatives were actively involved in Athenian politics, but he himself avoided such activities.
During his youth, Plato became fascinated by the teachings and ideas of Socrates to such an extent that he attended the academy set up by Socrates. Plato was only thirty years old when Socrates was executed in prison for his supposed offenses against the gods.
Deeply affected by Socrates’ death, Plato set out to write down the conversations he had with his mentor. Today, most of what we know about Socrates, the man and his philosophy, comes from the texts composed by Plato.
Over time, Plato began to develop his own concepts and theories, particularly in the realm of politics. One of his most famous works is “The Republic,” in which he presents his ideas on how a better government could be established compared to the one in power in Athens at that time.
Like many ancient philosophers of his era, Plato was not a fan of democracy. He believed that uneducated individuals should not have a say in electing officials who would govern. Instead, he proposed that the intellectually accomplished should be the ones in power and making decisions. Some might argue that due to his upbringing among the aristocracy, he always favored the rule of the elite class.
Plato had a deep interest in the natural world and how biological systems interact and evolve. He believed that all matter and ideas had a perfect form. One of the most famous metaphors he used to explain his ideas was the allegory of the cave.
He suggested that if there were a cave in which a group of men were chained against a wall and could only see the back of the cave, the only things visible to them would be shadows, which they would perceive as reality. Plato proposed that if one of these prisoners managed to escape and witness the beauty of the outside world, upon returning to inform the remaining captives, he would likely be considered insane or even hallucinating.
Plato argued that we are all similar to those men trapped in a cave. We believe that we understand everything about the world and existence, but we are confined within our bodies just as the men in the allegory were confined in the cave. It was his mission to help people make better sense of the real world, both in practical and theoretical ways.
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