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The piece I decided to analyze is the famous sculpture, Laocoön and his two sons. I decided on this particular piece for a few reasons, one being the emotion we see on the subjects’ faces, and the other being the importance for future art. When I began this research I could not have possibly understood the relevance this piece had on the art that was yet to come.

Born in Athens in 437 B.C, Greek philosopher Plato is one of the most powerful thinkers in history. Coming from Greek aristocracy, Plato had political ambitions as a young man and appeared to follow the family tradition. However, Socrates and his dialectical method of inquiry, which was to question and answer everything to show ignorance, soon captivated Plato.

Plato was born in Athens, Greece around 427 B.C. He was always interested in politics, until he witnessed his mentor and teacher, Socrates, death. After learning of the callousness of politics, Plato changed his mind and eventually opened up The Academy, which is considered if not the first, one of the first Universities. Students at the Academy studied many different fields of science, including biological and astronomical. The students also studied many other fields, such as math. Plato developed many views that were mathematical in nature. He expressed these views through his writings. According to Dr. Calkins of Andrew University, "Timaeus is probably the most renowned of Plato's thirty-five dialogues. [In it] Plato expresses that he

To Plato, the world and mind set is a mimesis of the true absolute world. That all shapes found by definition here is transcendent in the realm that is greater and above this reality. When applying this belief of ideal concepts in forms to our world, Plato then can theorize importance of professions here based on its direction to those praised forms above. In Art & Beauty by Hofstadter and Kuhns, Plato’s written works from 400 B.C. can map out his philosophy on artworks. We particularly find that Plato creates a distinction between poetry and art works as two different classes. Plato seeks a higher reality than the imminent one around us, therefore, everything he finds of art and anything else here in this reality will ultimately be based on its true form. We can find these answers in Ion when the famed minstrel, named Ion, asks of Plato to explain why he only stays

According to Diogenes, Plato was named after his grandfather Aristocles. Later his wrestling coach dubbed him, “Platon” based on his broad and strong figure. Diogenes said that Plato derived his name either from the breadth of his eloquence or because of the wide width of his forehead. Plato received the common Athenian education, both physical and mental. He was taught grammar, music, painting, and gymnastics by the most distinguished teachers in the Athens. According to Dicaearchus, Plato wrestled at the Isthmian games and performed well. It was even said that he went for a public contest at the Pythian Games. He also attended courses of philosophy. In his youth, Plato took the profession of poetry. At first he wrote dithyrambs and then turned

Plato, on the other hand, was from an aristocratic and upper-class family in Athens. He was also one of Socrates’s most highly regarded students and ended up opening his own Academy. Plato’s life was heavily influenced by the ideas of Socrates and heavily impacted by “the deterioration of Athenian politics (Pg. 80).” After the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War, political tensions in Athens began to arise between different groups of people and Plato despised it. More specifically, Plato despised democracy, as he thought it allowed unqualified people within the government to make important decisions. After the execution of his beloved teacher, Plato vowed to make a change.

Plato (428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BCE) was a philosopher, as well as mathematician, in Classical Greece. He is considered an essential figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition, and he founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his teacher Socrates and his most famous student, Aristotle, Plato laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Alfred North Whitehead once noted: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."

After the death of his father, Aristotle was left without a guardian. His sister 's, Arimneste, husband became his guardian until he was legally old enough to take care of himself. Around the age of 17, he was sent to Athens to get an education. Athens was known as the academic core of the world. Aristotle enrolled in Plato 's academy and was one of the top scholars. Plato 's academy was one of the top learning centers at the time. Aristotle formed a relationship with Plato, who was a Greek philosopher, and taught at the academy for 20 years. Plato died in 347 B.C. Despite their relationship, Aristotle did not agree with Plato 's philosophy, so he did not become the director of the academy after Plato 's death.

Plato’s way of thinking came from his teacher, another great Greek philosopher, Socrates. Plato was born in 427 B.C. and was member of a very wealthy, upper class family in the Greek city-state of Athens. He was given the opportunity to study under Socrates and became his disciple. Socrates taught Plato much of his knowledge and wisdom, which resulted in him also becoming a great philosopher. Socrates didn’t do any of his own writings, so we can learn about him from what Plato writes about him. Plato was very similar to Socrates in the way that he thought but unlike Socrates, Plato was a teacher as well as a philosopher. He created the

Plato is perhaps one of the philosophers that is read about most often. In fact, he has several pieces of work that are still commonly read to this very day; the number one work that is read nowadays is known as Plato’s Republic. Another bit of information about Plato is that he was born into a family out of Athens. Plato had many key concepts that he focused on. One of the well-known topics associated with Plato is his four cardinal virtues: temperance, courage, wisdom, and justice. He liked to focus on these virtues and the roles that each individual played in a society. Another topic that can be discussed is the particular differences between Plato’s beliefs about virtues and an ideal society and the Sophist’s view of Moral Realism which is also known as “might makes right.” Now although Plato has many more topics related to his name, let’s just talk about these.

Plato was born around the times of Circa in 428 B.C.E. and because of the lack of many sources from his time period, unfortunately, much of Plato’s work in his life has been reconstructed by scholars throughout his writings which were discovered and analyzed by very intelligent historians. Both of his biological parents came from the Greek aristocracy. His father named Ariston was a descendent from the kings of Athens and Messenia. On the other hand, was his mother named Perictione, who is said to be related to the 6th century B.C.E. the Greek statesman solon.

Plato was born between 429 and 423 BC, in either Athens or Aegina. At some point during his childhood, his father died, but the date is unknown. He was named Aristocles after his grandfather, but his wrestling coach named him Platon, meaning “broad,” because of his robust figure. As a child, his father, Ariston, wanted him to have a good education, so it is likely he was taught in grammar, music, gymnastics and philosophy by some of the most

"The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato," claimed Alfred North Whitehead in 1929's Process and Reality. Plato studied under Socrates in Athens, Greece, and showed a deep interest for politics. It wasn't until Socrates death that Plato turned from politics to philosophy. He developed Idealism in opposition to the belief of the Sophists and opened a school in Athens. The Academy was one of the first organized schools in Western Civilization it was here that Plato taught his most famous student, Aristotle. Plato's most famous work is The Republic. In it Plato describes a perfect, or ideal, state. The beginning of the work investigates the true meaning

Despite differing dates found in research, it seems that Plato was born around 428 BCE. His parents were of good social standing as he had an Ariston father (who had familial connections to royalty in both Athens and Messenia) and his mother had familial connections to Solon, an influential, Greek statesman. As he was a member of the Ancient Greek upper-middle class, Plato was taught by educated tutors, and so was enabled to explore a wide range of topics which focused mainly on ethics. (Allen and Wilbur 1986: 99-101)

Born in an aristocratic and rich family, Plato 's childhood was indulged within luxury. But his life changed when he came across Socrates. Socrates, a Greek philosopher who lived from 470-399 BC. He devoted all his time with young citizens discussing philosophy and questioning