In this video, I review the life and philosophy of Plato and Socrates. Socrates spoke the truth and tried to convince everyone to live virtuously, so they condemned him to death in cold blood. At least, that's how the story usually goes. However, in actuality, Socrates posed a major threat to the democratic stability of Athens. Socrates through Plato's work has become immortalized as an almost Christ-like figure in philosophy. Socrates brought about a change in the focus of philosophy, from metaphysics and speculation about the natural world to the practical ethics of how to live a good life. Plato distinguished the word of appearances from the world of forms, the world of becoming from the world of being. Their influence through their exploration of topics such as justice, beauty, truth, and love can not be overstated. Plato was an excellent writer and no video can capture the depth of exploration a dialogue can go through. Through dialogue Plato could go down trains of thought, abandon them, and start over again, exploring topics in much more depth than other philosophical writers. Everyone should read Plato's work.
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Sources:
"A History of Western Philosophy" by Bertrand Russell
All of Plato's Dialogues except the Laws, because I'm not going to lie I got burned out. I'll circle back to that one later.
"The Cave and the Light" by Arthur Herman
"Lives of the Eminent Philosophers" by Diogenes Laertius

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