PPT-Introduction to Plato’s Metaphysics

Plato 428348 BCE Athens Greece Student of Socrates teacher of Aristotle Founded the Academy No fees but exclusive No set curriculum but a method of inquiry Pose a problem and inquire through dialectic. brPage 1br Plato THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE Republic VII 514 a 2 to 517 a 7 Translation by Thomas Sheehan brPage 2br THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE brPage 3br brPage 4br brPage What is metaphysics? It is distinguished, in part, from physics and other branches of science by the a priori character of its methods.  e claims of science rest on observation; the claims of metaphy What is metaphysics?. . metaphysics. m. eta-. a prefix added to the name of a subject and designating another subject that analyzes the original one but at a more abstract, higher level.. Cornerstones of Western Thought. Epistemology . T. he . theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from . Philosophy 224. Plato (428-347 . BCE). Plato was from an old aristocratic family in Athens. . Many of the important people of his time appear as characters in his dialogues.. As a young man, Plato was greatly interested in philosophy and politics. He was a friend and companion of Socrates. After the death of Socrates, he fled Athens.. Ronald F. White, Ph.D.. Professor of Philosophy. College of Mount St. Joseph. Introduction. Historical Background. Greek City-States. Athens v. Sparta. Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.) . The Thirty. Pre-Socratic Philosophy. 428-347 B. C.. Born in Athens in 428 B. C.. Born into a wealthy family. Considered a career in politics but rejected it. Annoyed by Athenian society, especially the treatment and execution of Socrates. D. Montoya. Vocabulary . abash. abate. abject. abyss. acute. In Class . Freewrite. What is wisdom?. Plato Socrates Aristotle. Socrates. Socrates was born in the mid 400's B.C . T. aught philosophy and taught Plato. The Philosophers Approach to Metaphysics. What is Metaphysics?. Metaphysics is the study of the basic structures of reality:. Being and nothingness, time and eternity, freedom and determinism, mind and body, . All men are mortal. What does this tell us about Socrates? Why?. Aristotle. 384 - 322 BCE. Born in Stagira, in Thrace, near Macedonia.. The “Stagirite.”. Son of Nichomacus, prominent physician.. Aristotle was likely trained in medicine.. *. Presocratic. Philosophers. *From Socrates to Plato. *Aristotle and the Fall of Athens. Ancient Greece . Network of City-States . Athens (named for Athena): . Birthplace of . Philo-. sophia. Warlike “Homeric” culture: . DR. IDA BAIZURA BAHAR. GREEK CRITICISM:. ARISTOTLE. Philosopher. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. . Born: 384 BC, Stagira. Died: 322 BC, Chalcis. Mr. Chan . Saeteurn. Introduction. “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people find a way around the . laws”. Plato. According . to . Plato's . view do you consider yourself a good person or a bad person. 1 Categories; de interpretatione; prior analytics; posterior analytics; topics; sophistical refutations; physics (10 books); on the heavens; on generation and decay; meteorology; on the soul; on th