Militarism
Survival
Domination
Currency, land distribution, messes (everyone eats together) and “superfluous” art
Social hierarchy; role of women; sex
Militarism, Education, Marriage & Eugenics (control birth and reproduction)
Treatment of Helos (slaves)
student of Socrates (first moral philosopher)
trying to find the best political system
not a fan of Athen’s democracy since it killed Socrates (for perverting the youth of Athens), prefers Sparta
the Socratic Method (to ask question)
Voyage to Syracuse
the Academy
taught things like metaphysics, philosophy, etc.
The Critias (Atlantis)
The Republic (Kallipolis)
The Laws (Magnesia)
Idealism vs Dualism
Doctrine of Forms
Art and representation (mimesis)
Allegory of the Cave
Tripartite soul
Deviant Constitutions (alternate)
Aristocracy (nobles)
Timarchy (soldiers)
Democracy (people)
Tyranny (one)
The Afterlife
Plato’s intention isn’t to make this life better, it is for us to reach the “light of truth” like Socrates did.
because of desire for wealth
Critias the Elder > Solon > Egyptus, Flood 9500, Atlantis/Athens
Mod1Utopia
because of desire for wealth
Critias the Elder > Solon > Egyptus, Flood 9500, Atlantis/Athens