On Why Imitation is Harmful
(Why watching some comedies may be bad for you ...; from Republic
III, X, and Philebus)
On the Best and Worst Music
(Which modes - Phrygian, Dorian, Lydian, etc. - are good and
which are bad, according to Plato; from Republic III)
On the Forms in General:
What Forms are There?
My list of Forms from Plato's Dialogues (and elsewhere)
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Plato Criticizes his own Theory of
Forms (What problems Plato sees with holding that
Forms exist, his defense of their existence, and another kind
of argument for their existence; from the Parmenides)
Notes on Plato's
Arguments Against a Priest's Proposals as to what Piety or
Holiness Is: From Plato's Euthyphro [pronounced,
YOU' thi (as in "thin") fro], these are
examples of how Socrates would argue with men of "high
reputation" (as he states in the Apology - see notes
on the Apology below). [Note:
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Virtue is a Gift of the Gods
and Not Teachable (From Meno) [Note: This .PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat
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On the Good and Just
Person (Poverty, disease, and death are not bad, but
GOOD for the good and just person! From Republic X)
On Virtue's being a Gift
from the Gods (Dave's rendition of Plato's argument
that virtue is a gift of the gods; from the Meno)
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On Slavery (He seems to
be either anti-slavery, or to have restrictions related to
slaves; from Republic X, Laws VI, and Letter
VII)
Links to Synopses of the Republic:
A short
but effective summary of the entire Republic ,
with links to much longer and detailed summaries of each book!
(Note that the "Phoenician myth" mentioned in Book III's
summary is the infamous "noble lie" of Plato's ideal state.)
Diogenes Laertius on
Socrates: Some Interesting Things about Socrates' Life
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Ancient Students and
Successors: This is a list of the (Ionian)
Pre-Socratics, Socrates and his students, Plato, his students
and successors of his Academy, and Aristotle, his students and
successors of his Lyceum. [Note:
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On Plato:
Diogenes Laertius on
Plato: Some Interesting Things about Plato's Life
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