Tag Archives: The Republic

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

by Ed Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The influence of Plato on western philosophy has been immense; some of his key thoughts are encapsulated in the Allegory of the Cave. This presents some of his key philosophical ideas on the nature of truth, reality and even society. It is essential for understanding the Athenian thinker’s

Written on January 15, 2022 at 2:16 pm, by Whelan

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Categories: Philosophy, Socrates-Plato

Tags: allegory of the cave, Plato, socrates, The Republic

Mimesis: Aristotle vs. Plato on Poetry

Written by Visnja Bojovic, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom In a previous article, we discussed Aristotle’s inspiration to write the Poetics (a treatise on drama and literary theory), and the notion of catharsis that emerged as a result. As we concluded, it is highly probable that Aristotle’s treatise was written in response to Plato’s criticism of

Written on August 26, 2020 at 6:45 am, by Visnja Bojovic

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Categories: Aristotle

Tags: allegory of the cave, Aristotle, Mimesis, Philosophy, Plato, Plato's republic, Poetics, Poetry, The Republic

Democracy’s Fatal Flaw: Us

Written by William Giovinazzo, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom When I was a kid, I was taught by the good sisters of Saint Joseph that democracy is a wonderful thing, something ordained by God. In the United States in the early 1960s, it was seen as God’s gift to man, the bulwark against godless communism. Kennedy

Written on March 25, 2020 at 6:16 am, by Alex Barrientos

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Categories: Politics

Tags: Athenian Democracy, democracy, philosopher-king, Plato, Plato's republic, The Republic

Athens First

By Van Bryan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Recently, your editor asked a question… Is nationalism “good”? How interesting, we thought to ourselves. Immediately, hand went to chin. We furrowed our eyebrows in earnest ponderance. Some questions stay with you, dear reader. Like a sore on the roof of your mouth that would go away if

Written on July 1, 2019 at 1:50 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Athens, Edith Hall, Funeral Oration, Leonidas, Myths, Nationalism, Peloponnesian war, pericles, Plato, Sparta, The Republic, Yuval Noah Harari

Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?

By Jacob Bell, Associate Editor, Classical Wisdom Imagine this… You are born into a political and social structure which has three classes. The class you are born into depends upon your lineage and will determine the career you have for your entire life. This structure is upheld by a noble lie which is embedded into

Written on May 15, 2019 at 8:49 am, by Jacob Bell

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Categories: Socrates-Plato

Tags: Philosophy, Plato, Politics, The Republic, Utopia