The Greek philosopher Plato presented the “Allegory of the Cave” in his work “Republic.” It is a dialogue between Plato’s brother Glaucon and his teacher Socrates. In the Allegory, Socrates asks Glaucon to imagine a cave. In a dark…
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Introduction to Plato’s Theory of Justice or Architectonic Theory of Justice Plato’s theory of Justice, also known as the Architectonic theory of justice, has been an essential part of every…
Political thought and political philosophy have been used interchangeably. When we talk of the history of political thought, we refer to the classical tradition that began with Plato and ended with…
What is Political Thought? Political thought is the description of the political ideas of a host of political philosophers from beginning to end. It is the sum-total of ideas on…
Plato was considered as the father of the Idealist School and as he really was. Plato portrays an Ideal state in his widely known work REPUBLIC. His concept of the Ideal State was recognized as Utopian…