Greek Ideal Philosophy has always been central to the Greek culture. "The Love of Wisdom", as translated from Greek, the art and the science of philosophy was born in ancient Greece and since then has found its way to Western and other civilizations. ... Greek ideal, combination of idealized ancient Greek philosophies, has thus been formed. ... Although Socrates, Plato and Aristotle had similar views on the State, Plato's view is more rational. ... These regulations and theories were part of Plato's ideal State. ...

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This paper seeks to verify the definition of political philosophy, to further analyze its origins and give evidence for the origin of political philosophy in Ancient Egypt. ... In his introduction to Plato's The Republic, Desmond Lee refers to Plato Socrates and Aristotle as the founders of the intellectual tradition of the West. ... In "Stolen Legacy,"(James, 2009) he argues that Desmond Lee's view of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle as the shapers of the intellectual tradition is flawed, he states that Socrates was executed for bringing foreign teachings also causing Plato and Aristo...

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I armed myself with Hacker Andrew's Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science: New York: Macmillan, 1961 and took a stroll down the "philosophical memory lane". ... Plato is regarded by many experts as the first writer of political philosophy, and Aristotle is recognized as the first political scientist. ... The main focus of Plato is a perfect society. ... Essentially what Plato wants to achieve is a utopia. Aristotle, unlike Plato, is not concerned with perfecting society. ...

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When you start mixing politics and philosophy, you get a strange mixture of theories that work in theory itself but have never been tested in practice. ... Plato is probably the first writer of political philosophy, and Aristotle is recognized as the first political scientist. ... The main focus of Plato is a perfect society. ... Plato's Utopia consists of three class systems. ... Plato's Utopia is different. ...

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There are three questions that must be answered when talking about the tyrant that is described in Plato's "Republic-. ... And since Tyranny is the farthest from philosophy, the tyrannical pleasures are the most distant therefore leading the tyrannical life to be the most unpleasant and the philosophical life the most pleasant. ... In my own opinion I feel Socrates or Plato, whichever is really talking, is persuasive for reasons other than answering the questions at hand correctly. ...

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The book is actually an in-depth recording of a philosophy contest between Plato's teacher Socrates and several other great philosophers. ... These rulers could also be philosophers with military experience, or military leaders with a great sense of philosophy. ...

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