Far and away the most influential passage in Western philosophy ever written is Plato's discussion of the prisoners of the cave and his abstract presentation of the divided line. For Plato, human beings   more...live in a world of visible and intelligible things. The visible world is what surrounds us: what we see, what we hear, what we experience; this visible world is a world of change and uncertainty. The intelligible world is made up of the unchanging products of human reason: anything arising from reason alone, such as abstract definitions or mathematics, makes up this intelligible world, which is the world of reality. The intelligible world contains the eternal "Forms" (in Greek, idea ) of things; the visible world is the imperfect and changing manifestation in this world of these unchanging forms. For example, the "Form" or "Idea" of a horse is intelligible, abstract, and applies to all horses; this Form never changes, even though horses vary wildly among themselves—the Form of a horse would never change even if every horse in the world were to vanish. An individual horse is a physical, changing object that can easily cease to be a horse (if, for instance, it's dropped out of a fifty story building); the Form of a horse, or "horseness," never changes. As a physical object, a horse only makes sense in that it can be referred to the "Form" or "Idea" of horseness.
Plato imagines these two worlds, the sensible world and the intelligible world, as existing on a line that can be divided in the middle: the lower part of the line consists of the visible world and the upper part of the line makes up the intelligible world. Each half of the line relates to a certain type of knowledge: of the visible world, we can only have opinion (in Greek: doxa); of the intelligible world we achieve "knowledge" (in Greek, epistemŽ). Each of these divisions can also be divided in two. The visible or changing world can be divided into a lower region, "illusion," which is made up of shadows, reflections, paintings, poetry, etc., and an upper region, "belief," which refers to any kind of knowledge of things that change, such as individual horses. "Belief" may be true some or most of the time but occasionally is wrong (since things in the visible world change); belief is practical and may serve as a relatively reliable guide to life but doesn't really involve thinking things out to the point of certainty. The upper region can be divided into, on the lower end, "reason," which is knowledge of things like mathematics but which require that some postulates be accepted without question, and "intelligence," which is the knowledge of the highest and most abstract categories of things, an understanding of the ultimate good.  less

ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE WRITTEN BY PLATO

Hotel Plato is a modern apartment hotel in Den Haag (The Hague), close to the beach and dunes of Scheveningen. Because of the apartments, the hotel is perfect for travellers who are on an extended stay   more...for business, or enjoying a nice vacation. Visit us: http://www.hotels.nl/den_haag/platodenhaag/  less

Plato's "The Cave," is a clip dealing with issues that television can have on the mind, and the involuntary education it can entail. LV Staff, this is a not-for-profit documentary produced   more...to be shared by and with any/everyone. PLEASE DO NOT DELETE  less

Alan Watt as Guest on
"Eye On The Future"
with Hehpsehboah

at plato

http://www.terceraedad.net/ Adaptaciones geriatricas - Cambio de banhera por plato de ducha - Platos de ducha antideslizantes

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Is it possible for humans to stay physically young forever?

Socrates explains what the Soul is to his young student

Plato’s description of the change from champion of the people to tyrant, from accepted rule to tyranny, is no less accurate today than it was over 2000 years ago when Plato first wrote it. Plato was the   more...greatest metaphysical genius whom the world has seen; and in him, more than in any other ancient thinker, the germs of future knowledge are contained.

Could there be a more clear sign of genius than the ability to create what has timeless value? To create timeless knowledge, a philosopher has to reach out to the absolute truth, for only truth does never change, and thus never looses it’s value. That’s what constitutes the main difference between a philosopher and a mere ideologist, the "truths" of the ideologist have constantly to be re-adjusted whenever they come in contact with reality, the unchanging object of knowledge, or whenever time went by and changed the external appearances, the ever changing object of opinion and the ideologist, mere shadows of reality changing with the light.


The Republic by Plato
Book VIII

Persons of the Dialogue:

Plato
Socrates
Glaucon

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The Republic, Book XII, Chapter I

Plato's example of the cave was probably the first inquiry ever into the possible effects of television, the illusion of reality, on the minds of man.

Plato among the Greeks   more...was the first who conceived a method of knowledge, although neither of them always distinguished the bare outline or form from the substance of truth. He was the greatest metaphysical genius whom the world has seen; and in him, more than in any other ancient thinker, the germs of future knowledge are contained. The sciences of logic and psychology, which have supplied so many instruments of thought to after-ages, are based upon the analyses of Socrates and Plato.

Could there be a more clear sign of genius than the ability to create what has timeless value? To create timeless knowledge, a philosopher has to reach out to the absolute truth, for only truth does never change, and thus never looses it’s value. That’s what constitutes the main difference between a philosopher and a mere ideologist, the “truths” of the ideologist have constantly to be re-adjusted whenever they come in contact with reality, the unchanging object of knowledge, or whenever time went by and changed the external appearances, the ever changing object of opinion and the ideologist, mere shadows of reality changing with the light.



Plato Republic as free eBook:
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/p/plato/p71r/

The trial and death of Socrates (text)
http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/greek/philosopher/trial_death_socrates.html

Slavery - You think that you are free?
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/slavery/

Preview of the Natural Politic Order (Updated)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/preview-of-the-natural-politic-order/

Socrates on what prompts the change from champion of the people to tyrant
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/socrates-on-what-prompts-the-change-from-champion-of-the-people-to-tyrant-video/

Socrates on Perception and the Imprisonment of the Soul (Video)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/socrates-on-perception-and-the-imprisonment-of-the-soul-video/

Plato on Political Systems (Videos)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/plato-on-politic-systems-videos/

Veritax Vox Liberabit
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-- Political Systems 3/3


Plato among the Greeks was the first who conceived a method of knowledge, although neither of them always distinguished the bare outline or form from the substance of truth. He   more...was the greatest metaphysical genius whom the world has seen; and in him, more than in any other ancient thinker, the germs of future knowledge are contained. The sciences of logic and psychology, which have supplied so many instruments of thought to after-ages, are based upon the analyses of Socrates and Plato.

Could there be a more clear sign of genius than the ability to create what has timeless value? To create timeless knowledge, a philosopher has to reach out to the absolute truth, for only truth does never change, and thus never looses it’s value. That’s what constitutes the main difference between a philosopher and a mere ideologist, the “truth” of the ideologist has constantly to be re-adjusted whenever it comes in contact with reality, the unchanging object of knowledge, or whenever time went by and changed the external appearances, the ever changing object of ignorant fools and the ideologist.



Plato Republic as free eBook:
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/p/plato/p71r/

The trial and death of Socrates (text)
http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/greek/philosopher/trial_death_socrates.html

Slavery - You think that you are free?
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/slavery/

Preview of the Natural Politic Order (Updated)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/preview-of-the-natural-politic-order/

Socrates on what prompts the change from champion of the people to tyrant
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/socrates-on-what-prompts-the-change-from-champion-of-the-people-to-tyrant-video/

Socrates on Perception and the Imprisonment of the Soul (Video)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/socrates-on-perception-and-the-imprisonment-of-the-soul-video/

Veritax Vox Liberabit
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-- Political Systems 2/3


Plato among the Greeks was the first who conceived a method of knowledge, although neither of them always distinguished the bare outline or form from the substance of truth. He   more...was the greatest metaphysical genius whom the world has seen; and in him, more than in any other ancient thinker, the germs of future knowledge are contained. The sciences of logic and psychology, which have supplied so many instruments of thought to after-ages, are based upon the analyses of Socrates and Plato.

Could there be a more clear sign of genius than the ability to create what has timeless value? To create timeless knowledge, a philosopher has to reach out to the absolute truth, for only truth does never change, and thus never looses it’s value. That’s what constitutes the main difference between a philosopher and a mere ideologist, the “truth” of the ideologist has constantly to be re-adjusted whenever it comes in contact with reality, the unchanging object of knowledge, or whenever time went by and changed the external appearances, the ever changing object of ignorant fools and the ideologist.



Plato Republic as free eBook:
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/p/plato/p71r/

The trial and death of Socrates (text)
http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/greek/philosopher/trial_death_socrates.html

Slavery - You think that you are free?
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/slavery/

Preview of the Natural Politic Order (Updated)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/preview-of-the-natural-politic-order/

Socrates on what prompts the change from champion of the people to tyrant
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/socrates-on-what-prompts-the-change-from-champion-of-the-people-to-tyrant-video/

Socrates on Perception and the Imprisonment of the Soul (Video)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/socrates-on-perception-and-the-imprisonment-of-the-soul-video/

Veritax Vox Liberabit
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-- Political Systems 1/3


Plato among the Greeks was the first who conceived a method of knowledge, although neither of them always distinguished the bare outline or form from the substance of truth. He   more...was the greatest metaphysical genius whom the world has seen; and in him, more than in any other ancient thinker, the germs of future knowledge are contained. The sciences of logic and psychology, which have supplied so many instruments of thought to after-ages, are based upon the analyses of Socrates and Plato.

Could there be a more clear sign of genius than the ability to create what has timeless value? To create timeless knowledge, a philosopher has to reach out to the absolute truth, for only truth does never change, and thus never looses it’s value. That’s what constitutes the main difference between a philosopher and a mere ideologist, the “truth” of the ideologist has constantly to be re-adjusted whenever it comes in contact with reality, the unchanging object of knowledge, or whenever time went by and changed the external appearances, the ever changing object of ignorant fools and the ideologist.



Plato Republic as free eBook:
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/p/plato/p71r/

The trial and death of Socrates (text)
http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/greek/philosopher/trial_death_socrates.html

Slavery - You think that you are free?
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/slavery/

Preview of the Natural Politic Order (Updated)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/preview-of-the-natural-politic-order/

Socrates on what prompts the change from champion of the people to tyrant
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/socrates-on-what-prompts-the-change-from-champion-of-the-people-to-tyrant-video/

Socrates on Perception and the Imprisonment of the Soul (Video)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/socrates-on-perception-and-the-imprisonment-of-the-soul-video/

Veritax Vox Liberabit
http://metadave.wordpress.com/  less

http://www.employmentcrossing.com - One of the greatest challenges to finding a job, changing direction in our lives and becoming the people we are capable of becoming is learning to see the world in   more...different ways.  less

http://www.employmentcrossing.com - One of the greatest challenges to finding a job, changing direction in our lives and becoming the people we are capable of becoming is learning to see the world in   more...different ways.  less

http://www.employmentcrossing.com - One of the greatest challenges to finding a job, changing direction in our lives and becoming the people we are capable of becoming is learning to see the world in   more...different ways.  less

On my CosmicTruthNetwork on NING,I was asked what I meant by my slogan,here is th responce.

<a href="http://www.ralphbuckley.com" target="_blank">Ralph Buckley-2012 Consciousness Awakening</a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/conkling/210447888/"   more...title="e37751f7 by Ralph Buckley, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/83/210447888_c8690c6cd8_t.jpg" width="80" height="100" alt="e37751f7" /></a>  less

What will you be remembered for? How many people will you be remembered by? Does it matter?

Jason plato behind the wheel of the nissan r35 gtr

Nergal, the two faced "God of Mars" appears as Sagittarius. The sign of the Suntelia Aion, the End of the Age -- on December 21, 2012 the sun rises from the mouth of the ouroborus / milky way   more...... pointed out by the arrow of Sagittarius.
It has been said that Christians are "pretty narrow minded" to limit the population of the universe to merely GOD, ANGELS, AND MAN. After all, there are "billions and billions" of stars which perhaps have planets, which perhaps have civilizations etc. However, within the classification of angels [non-human intelligent beings] exist diverse myriads. Hierarchies of innumerable angels still populate the universe. These angelic non-human intelligent beings built civilizations in our solar system -- even upon the Earth -- before Adam.

ANGELS ARE INTELLIGENT BEINGS WHO ARE NOT HUMAN, MYSTERIOUS BEINGS WHO ARE "ALIEN" TO US. Angels are non-human intelligent beings who have superior technology and comprehension of physics, having been present at the creation of the material universe.The concept of an ANGEL comes from the Greek aggelos; from the Hebrew ago for "one going forth" or "one leading"; messenger. Not all angels are "good". Although the angels were originally created by God to convey His "message" for His purposes according to His plan, some angels rebelled, some angels go forth to give their own message, to carry out their own plans.
The Milky Way is a barred spiral[4] galaxy of a Local Group of galaxies within the Virgo Supercluster. The main disk of the Milky Way Galaxy is about 80,000 to 100,000 light-years in diameter, about 250,000 to 300,000 light-years in circumference, and outside the Galactic core, about 1,000 light-years in thickness.[citation needed] The galaxy is estimated to contain 200[5] billion stars but this number might reach 400 billion[6] if small-mass stars predominate. As a guide to the relative physical scale of the Milky Way, if the galaxy were reduced to 130 km (80 mi) in diameter, the solar system would be a mere 2 mm (0.08 inches) in width. The Galactic Halo extends outward, but is limited in size by the orbits of the two Milky Way satellites, the Large and the Small Magellanic Clouds, whose perigalacticon is at ~180,000 light-years.[7] New discoveries indicate that the disk extends much farther than previously thought. (less)  less

Socrates is widely considered to be the father of western thought, for more than anyone else Socrates made the people aware and thus ashamed of their own ignorance. Socrates stands for the divine, his   more...death became an immortal symbol for the evil of ignorance, the greatest evil of them all.


"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance".



Socrates on what prompts the change from champion of the people to tyrant
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/socrates-on-what-prompts-the-change-from-champion-of-the-people-to-tyrant-video/

Socrates - His Death
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/06/03/socrates-his-trial/

Plato - The Cave (video)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/06/03/plato-the-cave/

What is enlightenment? (Video)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/what-is-enlightenment-video/

Slavery - You think that you are free?
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/slavery/

Book List - Feed your Mind
http://metadave.wordpress.com/reading-list-feed-your-mind/

Preview of the Natural Politic Order (Updated)
http://metadave.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/preview-of-the-natural-politic-order/  less

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