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Brief History of Philosophical Thought 

Socrates – Part 1

November 18, 2018June 17, 2020 smudge 0 Comments classical

Socrates (c. 470 – 399 BC) is possibly the most enigmatic figure in the entire history of philosophy.

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Socrates – Part 2

November 17, 2018June 17, 2020 smudge 0 Comments classical

The essential nature of Socrates’ philosophy lay in the fact that he did not appear to want to instruct people.

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Socrates – Part 3

November 16, 2018June 18, 2020 smudge 0 Comments classical

In the year 399 BC Socrates, accused of ‘introducing new gods and corrupting the youth,’ was put on public trial.

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Plato – Part 1

November 15, 2018June 18, 2020 smudge 0 Comments classical

Plato (428 – 347 BC), a pupil of Socrates, was 29 years-old when his teacher drank the deadly hemlock.

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Plato – Part 2

November 14, 2018June 18, 2020 smudge 0 Comments classical

Like the major philosophers before him, Plato thought about the substance, or roots, of nature and the Problem of Change.

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Plato – Part 3

November 13, 2018June 18, 2020 smudge 0 Comments classical

Expanding upon his Theory of Ideas to explain the nature of reality itself, Plato imagined the Myth of the Cave.

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Plato – Part 4

November 13, 2018June 18, 2020 smudge 0 Comments classical

The Myth of the Cave is found in Plato’s dialogue called The Republic, in which he argues for his Ideal State.

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