Tag: "Plato"

Plato’s Ideal Ruler Today

Mark Tan shows us how to overcome our distrust and cynicism towards governments through the appointment of philosopher kings.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Plato and Democracy]

Could Plato’s Republic Work In China?

Keith Hui compares the Chinese state to Plato’s republic.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Plato and Democracy]

Plato on a Plate

by Rick Lewis
[Issue 90: May/June 2012: Editorial]

Plato: A Theory of Forms

David Macintosh explains Plato’s Theory of Forms or Ideas.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012: Plato]

My Mommy’s Cookies

By Plato, aged 4.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012: Fiction]

Picking A Fight With Plato

Ed Fraser argues that the theory of recollection presented by Socrates in the Meno is circular.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012: Plato]

Plato’s Just State

Chris Wright ponders Plato’s masterplan.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012: Plato]

Addicts, Mythmakers and Philosophers

Alan Brody explains Plato’s/Socrates’ understanding of habitually bad behavior.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012: Plato]

Plato’s Neurobiology

Elizabeth Laidlaw explores some parallels between a modern picture of the brain and Plato’s description of the psyche.
[Issue 90: May/June 2012: Plato]

Eros In Plato

Alfred Geier uncovers the erotic side of Socratic philosophy.
[Issue 85: July/August 2011: Philosophy & Love]