This states that the soul contains in the moment and before/after life, the knowledge of: the absolute ideas of equality, beauty, goodness, justice and holiness. ... The third dialogue of Plato, the Republic, states the idea of the Metaphor of the Sun. ... The second idea in the Republic, called the Divided Line Analogy, shows the differences on how society perceives the world. ... Finally, the last Platonic idea in the Republic is the Myth of the Cave. ... I believe that through the three dialogues of Plato, his theory has been proven. ...

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There is an immediate transition from the main ideas of this compared to that of Plato's Euthyphro. ... This idea is furthered in Plato's Republic when he offers an alternative item that will influence justice – censorship. ... Aeschylus represents a world filled with magic and divinities, something far from today's reality, creating the argument that while both Aeschylus and Plato demonstrate reasonable interpretations of justice, justice as explored through censorship and lies is much more convincing and relevant than justice explored through piety and ancient tradition ...

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Some accredit Plato with the invention of philosophy, while A. ... This contrasts with Plato's initial postulation of a Demiurge. ... "8 Also Plato cautiously considers the problem of evil in outlining God. ... Plato used this argument as the basis for his doctrine on the Forms. ... 'The Forms could never be encountered in this world, since they are permanent and unchangeable concepts- justice, truth, beauty and goodness- of which Plato believed we have instinctive appreciation, even if we have never known a perfect example of them.'13 Objects within the physical world are ...

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Philosophers, for example Plato, were believers in Physis. ... There is no such thing as one truth, one justice, and one standard of beauty. ... Justice, for example, may mean one thing to one group of people, while it may mean something entirely different to another group of people. ... Plato agrees with Parmenides in many ways. ... In this sense, Plato is too a rationalist (122). ...

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