π§ Plato Essays
Violence in classical world
Despite an unknown number of studies and untold billions spent on research, the jury is still out on whether violent behavior is instinctual or learned….
Platoβs Concept of Justice
Plato (427BCE- 346BCE) was a Greek philosopher. He was a student of the great Greek Philosopher Socrates, and hence most of his ideologies were aligned…
Historical developments of moral and political philosophy
Moral Philosophy is often written as though the history of the subject were only of secondary and incidental importance. Moral concepts can be examined and…
Amor vincit omnia
What is love? Like wind, love can be felt but can’t be defined. It is a feeling which has no form. It is power and…
Art and imitation: aesthetics and the value of the beautiful
Since the beginning of human history, aesthetics have played an prominent role in society and culture. The study of beauty speaks to a universality that…
Why are the prisoners like us? Allegory of the cave
In the βAllegory of the Caveβ, Socrates clearly refers to human beings and the context of life that has placed individuals as prisoners in different…
