Western Civilization I / Unit 4 WC1 0317 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Plato: Forms, the Republic, the Academy
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The idea
Plato, four twenty-eight to three forty-seven, held that senses deceive and truth is grasped by mind: Forms are more real than objects, the Form of Justice above any court. The Republic proposes philosopher-kings trained by education, not war.
In practice
The Academy, closed by Justinian about five twenty-nine, an anchor date.
Where people slip
The philosopher-king influenced rulers into modern times, the anchor says. Attribute.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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