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| Plato: Plato (c. 428/427 – 348 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens where Aristotle studied. Major works are The Republic, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Symposium, Meno, Gorgias, Protagoras, Theaetetus, Parmenides, Timaeus. See also Ancient philosophy, Aristotle._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Aristotle on Plato - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 53 Plato/Aristotle/Höffe: [Aristotle] rejects Plato's theory of ideas and criticizes his political thinking, partly explicitly, partly tacitly. >Idea/Plato, >Politics/Plato, >Philosopher King/Plato. Polis/AristoteleVsPlato: [Aristotle turns against] every only functional determination of the polis. Philosopher rule/AristotleVsPlato: In contrast to Plato's Politeia, the poets remain autonomous, as well as the economy, and politics anyway. Society: Aristotle thus already advocated an idea that sociological systems theory believes to be established only after the dissolution of the so-called old European society: a relative independence of different areas of society. AristotleVsEqual rights: On the other hand, Aristotle does not adopt Plato's emancipatory element, the equality of women. >Equal rights/Aristotle. Similarities with Plato: State: Also Aristotle [obligates] the state to happiness and determines the good constitution from the common good; thus he too represents a political Eudaimonism. Aristocracy: [Aristotle, like Plato] also thinks aristocratically, of course, because the citizens in the narrower sense, those who possess civic virtue, are relieved of work for a living. Idiopragy: He also takes up Plato's idiopragy formula: that everyone should do what is proper to him, his own (idion). Cf. >Justice/Plato._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19