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Platonic philosophical allegory
The allegory of the Sun (or simile of the Sun or metaphor of the Sun) is found in the sixth book of The Republic (507b–509c), written by the Greek philosopher
Analogy_of_the_Sun
Allegory by Plato
The allegory is presented after the analogy of the Sun (508b–509c) and the analogy of the divided line (509d–511e). In the allegory, Plato describes people
Allegory_of_the_cave
Platonic philosophical analogy
the latter further elaborates upon the immediately preceding analogy of the Sun at the former's request. Socrates asks Glaucon not only to envision this
Analogy_of_the_divided_line
Superlative concept in the philosophy of Plato
underpins the system of Forms itself by making them meaningful and intelligible in turn, which Plato explains using the Analogy of the Sun: just as the Sun gives
Form_of_the_Good
Political views of Greek philosopher
through the character of Socrates, gives an analogy related to democracy: he asks us to imagine a ship whose owner surpasses all those on the ship in
Plato's_political_philosophy
Philosophical work by Plato around 375 BC
education and the study of the Form of the Good. Socrates then offers two analogies to illustrate the Form of the Good: that of the Sun and the Divided Line
Republic_(Plato)
Ancient Greek concept of spiritedness
(Ancient Greek: θυμός), is the Ancient Greek concept of 'spiritedness' (as in "a spirited stallion" or "spirited debate"). The word indicates a physical
Thumos
Socratic dialogue written by Plato
scholars as to the reliability of the Apology's account of the trial. The Apology of Socrates, by the philosopher Plato (429–347 BC), was one of many explanatory
Apology_(Plato)
Human cognitive faculty
Platonism, dianoia (Greek: διάνοια) is the human cognitive faculty associated with the BC portion of the analogy of the divided line and related to discursive
Dianoia
Stage of philosophy development
outgrowth of Platonic philosophy from about 90 BC – when Antiochus of Ascalon rejected the skepticism of the new Academy – until the development of Neoplatonism
Middle_Platonism
Serpent in Greek mythology
(Python) by the rays of the Sun (the arrows of Apollo). Analogy of the Sun Apollo Belvedere Dragons in Greek mythology Pythia Python, a genus of the family
Python_(mythology)
Philosophical theory attributed to Plato
of objects, how is one to decide if it contains only instances of a single Form, or several mutually exclusive Forms? Abstract object theory Analogy of
Theory_of_forms
Dialogue by Plato
are the Sun, Venus and Mercury, while the four moving at unequal speeds are the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn (36c–d). The complicated pattern of these
Timaeus_(dialogue)
Form of figurative language
the biological notion of analogy. Analogy plays a significant role in human thought processes. It has been argued that analogy lies at "the core of cognition"
Analogy
Philosophical theory
theory of the soul, which was inspired variously by the teachings of Socrates, considered the psyche (Ancient Greek: ψῡχή, romanized: psūkhḗ) to be the essence
Plato's_theory_of_soul
Philosophical and political conception of society as a living organism
independence of the parts from the whole, despite the whole being more than the sum of the parts, and/or the whole exerting some control on the behavior of the parts
Organicism
Earth, water, air, fire, and (later) aether
meant "smallest division (of a sun-dial), a syllable", as the composing unit of an alphabet it could denote a letter and the smallest unit from which a
Classical_element
Concept in Plato's epistemological and psychological theory
Plato's theory of epistemology, anamnesis (/ˌænæmˈniːsɪs/; Ancient Greek: ἀνάμνησις, meaning "memory") refers to the recollection of innate knowledge
Anamnesis_(philosophy)
Fictional island in Plato's works
lit. 'island of Atlas') is a fictional island mentioned in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias as part of an allegory on the hubris of nations. By describing
Atlantis
Metaphor in The Republic by Plato
The Ship of State is an ancient and oft-cited metaphor, famously expounded by Plato in the Republic (Book 6, 488a–489d), which likens the governance of
Ship_of_State
Socratic dialogue by Plato
descended from the Sun, the Earth and the Moon, respectively. These creatures tried to scale the heights of Olympus and planned to set upon the gods. Zeus
Symposium_(Plato)
Concept in philosophy
intelligible world and the visible world in e.g. the analogy of the divided line as written by Plato. Plato referred to the intelligible realm of mathematics, forms
Intelligible_form
Untruth propagated to strengthen social harmony
The concept of a noble lie (also known as useful fiction) is a myth or a lie that is prevalent in a society, and that either emerges on its own or is propagated
Noble_lie
Hypothetical wise ruler described by Plato
The philosopher king is a hypothetical ruler in whom political skill is combined with philosophical knowledge. The concept of a city-state ruled by philosophers
Philosopher_king
Works attributed to Plato
The Epistles (Greek: Ἐπιστολαί; Latin: Epistolae) of Plato are a series of thirteen letters traditionally included in the Platonic corpus. With the exception
Epistles_(Plato)
Dialogue by Plato
discusses with the titular character, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on Homer, the question of whether the rhapsode, a performer of poetry, gives
Ion_(dialogue)
Platonic dialogue
Hippias of Elis and Prodicus of Ceos. Two of the sons of Pericles are said to be there, Paralus and Xanthippus. With the exception of Aristophanes, all of Socrates'
Protagoras_(dialogue)
Platonic philosophical system
principle of all things is beyond being, a notion which is derived from Book VI of the Republic, when, in the course of his famous analogy of the Sun, Plato
Neoplatonism
Ancient Greek philosopher (c. 428-347 BC)
ISBN 978-0-13-158591-1. Blössner, Norbert (2007). "The City-Soul Analogy". In Ferrari, G.R.F. (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Plato's Republic. Translated
Plato
Atmospheric optical phenomenon
Or Mistaken Analogy, sun-dogs are defined: The phenomena [sic] of false suns which sometimes attend or dog the true when seen through the mist (parhelions)
Sun_dog
Dialogue by Plato on the immortality of the soul
Plato, in which Socrates discusses the immortality of the soul and the nature of the afterlife with his friends in the hours leading up to his death. Socrates
Phaedo
Concept in classical philosophy
subject of long running discussion and debate. On the one hand, in the Republic Plato's Socrates, in the Analogy of the Sun and Allegory of the Cave describes
Nous
Unspecified value mentioned by Plato
about the meaning or the value of the number. It also has been called the "geometrical number" or the "nuptial number" (the "number of the bride"). The passage
Plato's_number
Purported miracle in 1917
The Miracle of the Sun (Portuguese: Milagre do Sol), also known as the Miracle of Fátima, is a series of events reported to have occurred miraculously
Miracle_of_the_Sun
Platonic dialogue
of the Athenian assembly. For the rest of the dialogue Socrates explains the many reasons why Alcibiades needs him. By the end of Alcibiades I, the youth
First_Alcibiades
Purported dialogue of Plato
Greek: Δημόδοκος) is purported to be one of the Dialogues of Plato. The dialogue is extant and was included in the Stephanus edition published in Geneva
Demodocus_(dialogue)
Theory of knowledge by Plato
using the metaphor of the Sun, the analogy of the divided line, and the allegory of the cave. The Platonic doctrine of recollection, or anamnesis is the view
Platonic_epistemology
Place in heaven in Greek philosophy
where all ideas of real things are collected together. As a perfect realm of Forms, the hyperuranion is within Plato's view that the idea of a phenomenon
Hyperuranion
Socratic dialogue treating piety and justice
work by Plato written in the form of a Socratic dialogue set during the weeks before the trial of Socrates in 399 BC. In the dialogue, Socrates and Euthyphro
Euthyphro
Platonic dialogue about meaning of names
Kratylos) is the name of a dialogue by Plato. Most modern scholars agree that it was written mostly during Plato's so-called middle period. In the dialogue
Cratylus_(dialogue)
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
the physical universe. Various schools of Gnostics adopted the term demiurge. Although a fashioner, the demiurge is not necessarily the same as the creator
Demiurge
Platonic dialogue
is a dialogue by Plato which satirizes what Plato presents as the logical fallacies of the Sophists. In it, Socrates describes to his friend Crito a visit
Euthydemus_(dialogue)
Concept in continental philosophy
the "Forms" were received from the intelligible realm (where they were originally held) and were "copied", shaping into the transitory forms of the sensible
Khôra
Dialogue by Plato
Παρμενίδης) is one of the dialogues of Plato. It is widely considered to be the most challenging and enigmatic of Plato's dialogues. The Parmenides purports
Parmenides_(dialogue)
Socratic argument
Protagoras' view of subjective truth, as presented in Plato's book known as Theaetetus (169–171e). This formed part of the former's eighth objection, the "table-turning"
Peritrope
Work of Plato
do it. Socrates' analogy, that ignorance is to the philosopher what disease is to the physician, is important and persistent in the dialogues. And everywhere
Charmides_(dialogue)
Concept in metaphysics
mathematics and the structure of reality in Platonic thought. The motions of the seven classical planets (the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter
Anima_mundi
Work by Plato
the rest of the dialogue consists of oration and discussion. The dialogue does not set itself as a re-telling of the day's events. It is given in the
Phaedrus_(dialogue)
1970 book by Iris Murdoch
from Plato's Republic: the Analogy of the Sun, the Analogy of the Divided Line, and the Allegory of the Cave. The concept of Good, Murdoch says, involves
The_Sovereignty_of_Good
Philosophical system
Platonism is the philosophy of Plato and philosophical systems closely derived from it, considered the opposite of nominalism, or anti-realism. Platonism
Platonism
Educative center founded by Plato
Laërtius divided the history of the academy into three: the Old, the Middle, and the New. At the head of the Old he put Plato, at the head of the Middle Academy
Platonic_Academy
Dialog by Plato
one of Plato's late dialogues, recounts the story of the mighty island kingdom Atlantis and its attempt to conquer Athens, which failed due to the ordered
Critias_(dialogue)
Socratic dialogue written by Plato
the action of the Sophist. The Sophist had begun with the question of whether the sophist, statesman, and philosopher were one or three, leading the Eleatic
Statesman_(dialogue)
Socratic dialogue written by Plato
inquiry because he likes to learn from good men. Socrates uses a medical analogy to help define goodness: If eyes can be improved by adding sight to them
Laches_(dialogue)
Platonic dialogue concerning justice and injustice
beliefs may be disregarded. Likewise, the popularity of an opinion does not make it valid. Socrates uses the analogy of an athlete listening to his physician
Crito
Book by Plato that uses 'method of division'
employ the method of division in order to classify and define the sophist and describe his essential attributes and differentia vis a vis the philosopher
Sophist_(dialogue)
author was probably a Platonist, or perhaps a Neopythagorean. It forms part of the consolation literature which was popular in Hellenistic and Roman era, although
Axiochus_(dialogue)
Analogy between man and cosmos
The microcosm–macrocosm analogy (or, equivalently, macrocosm–microcosm analogy) refers to a historical view that posited a structural similarity between
Microcosm–macrocosm_analogy
Mythical magical artifact in Plato's Republic
The Ring of Gyges /ˈdʒaɪˌdʒiːz/ (Ancient Greek: Γύγου Δακτύλιος, Gúgou Daktúlios, Attic Greek pronunciation: [ˈɡyːˌɡoː dakˈtylios]) is a hypothetical
Ring_of_Gyges
Platonic theory on words and names
ὀρθότης ὀνομάτων, "correctness of names") is a Platonic theory that investigates the correct usage of words and names. The most common texts orthotes onomaton
Orthotes_onomaton
Socratic dialogue of Plato
The Menexenus (/məˈnɛksənəs/; Greek: Μενέξενος) is a Socratic dialogue of Plato, traditionally included in the seventh tetralogy along with the Greater
Menexenus_(dialogue)
Analogy devised by Bertrand Russell
Russell's teapot is an analogy, formulated by the philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), to illustrate that the philosophic burden of proof lies upon a
Russell's_teapot
Socratic dialogue attributed to Plato
In the short dialogue, Socrates discusses with a friend questions about whether virtue can be taught. To answer this question, the author of the dialogue
On_Virtue
Metaphorical third element
two known ones. The phrase is associated with alchemy. It is Latin for "third something" (literally, "third what"), a translation of the Greek triton ti
Tertium_quid
Socratic dialogue by Plato
guilty man go free), but he says the teacher cannot be held responsible for this. He makes an argument from analogy: Gorgias says that if a man who went
Gorgias_(dialogue)
Socratic dialogue attributed to Plato
The Lovers (Ancient Greek: Ἐρασταί, romanized: Erastai; Latin: Amatores) is a Socratic dialogue included in the traditional corpus of Plato's works, though
Rival_Lovers
Virtues of mind and character
The cardinal virtues are four virtues of mind and character in classical philosophy. They are prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. They form a
Cardinal_virtues
Concept
in Plato's Allegory of the Cave where it was associated with the terms light, sun, and eye. It was also mentioned in the works of Johann Wolfgang von
Anschauung
Dialogue by Plato
or the "Arabic Paradox",[citation needed] by introducing the theory of knowledge as recollection (anamnesis). As presented in the dialogue, the theory
Meno
Socratic dialogue by Plato concerning the nature of knowledge
Socrates comes to the conclusion that this is absurd and therefore he discards the aviary analogy. After discarding the bird-cage analogy, Socrates and Theaetetus
Theaetetus_(dialogue)
Platonic dialogue
books begins with the question of who is given the credit for establishing a civilization's laws. Its musings on the ethics of government and law have frequently
Laws_(dialogue)
Dialogue by Plato
Λύσιδος, showing the stem Λύσιδ-, from which the infrequent translation Lysides), is a dialogue of Plato which discusses the nature of philia (φιλία),
Lysis_(dialogue)
Location of thought in ancient Greek philosophy
'mind'; plural phrenes, φρένες) is the location of thought or contemplation. The kind of mental activity conducted in the Phren involves what 20th and 21
Phren
Dialogue ascribed to Plato
thing, which is the opposite of wisdom. Like various ailments are all opposites of health without being identical, so the opposites of wisdom are many
Second_Alcibiades
Socrates' explation to Glaucon that souls must be immortal
the Moon, which revolves around the Earth slightly more slowly than the sun). Some scholars have connected the Myth of Er to the Armenian legend of Ara
Myth_of_Er
Work by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato
and Protarchus. The main topic is the ethical evaluation of pleasure. Philebus and Protarchus are hedonists who consider pleasure as the highest good and
Philebus
Plato refers to the great mass of literature produced, especially in the ancient and medieval world, to explain and clarify the works of Plato. Many Platonist
Commentaries_on_Plato
Ancient Greek dialogue
De Justo) is a Socratic dialogue that was once thought to be the work of Plato. In the short dialogue, Socrates discusses with a friend questions about
On_Justice
Ancient Greek literary work
being incapable of comprehending what adults can do. Both analogies, taken together, support the possibility that the gods may indeed have the ability to transform
Halcyon_(dialogue)
Dialogue of Plato
possibly for the sheer dialectical fun of it, that it is better to do evil voluntarily than involuntarily. His case rests largely on the analogy with athletic
Hippias_Minor
Communication by means of imitation
(/mɪˈmiːsɪs, maɪ-/; Ancient Greek: μίμησις, mīmēsis) is the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art
Mimesis
Putative dialogue of Plato
The Sisyphus (/ˈsɪsɪfəs/; Greek: Σίσυφος) is purported to be one of the dialogues of Plato. The dialogue is extant and was included in the Stephanus edition
Sisyphus_(dialogue)
Dialogue attributed to Plato
wise". In this dialogue, Socrates makes mention of his daemon, the inner voice he also mentions in the Apology and other works by Plato. Reference to Theages
Theages
attributed to Plato, mostly in the Greek Anthology. These are short poems suitable for dedicatory purposes written in the form of elegiac couplets. Their authenticity
Epigrams_(Plato)
Metaphysical theories ascribed to Plato
principles from which the rest of the system derives. The main sources ascribing esoteric doctrines to Plato are first-generation members of his Academy, most
Plato's_unwritten_doctrines
Dialogue attributed to Plato
is set in the Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios, and features Socrates in conversation with Critias, Eryxias, and Erasistratus (nephew of Phaeax). The dialogue
Eryxias_(dialogue)
Ethical problem on the origin of morality posed by Socrates
combined with a view reminiscent of Plato: God is identical to the ultimate standard for goodness. Alston offers the analogy of the standard meter bar in France
Euthyphro_dilemma
interpreters of Plato held that his writings contain passages with double meanings, called allegories, symbols, or myths, that give the dialogues layers of figurative
Allegorical interpretations of Plato
Allegorical_interpretations_of_Plato
Dialogue written by Plato of Athens
expression: the motions of the eight bodies in the heavens: sun, stars, moon and planets. These bodies move not through ignorance, but because of the divine
Epinomis
Atmospheric illumination by the Sun below the horizon
photographers and painters, who often refer to it as the blue hour, after the French expression l'heure bleue. By analogy with evening twilight, sometimes twilight
Twilight
Work attributed to Plato
by the same author, probably soon after the middle of the fourth century BC. In the dialogue, Socrates recounts the life of Hipparchus, a tyrant of 6th
Hipparchus_(dialogue)
Dialogue attributed to Plato
purported to be one of the dialogues of Plato. It features Socrates and a companion who together attempt to find a definition of "law" (Greek: νόμος,
Minos_(dialogue)
Region of space dominated by the Sun
The heliosphere is the magnetosphere, astrosphere, and outermost atmospheric layer of the Sun. It takes the shape of a vast, tailed bubble-like region
Heliosphere
Conceptual parallel between optics and classical mechanics
as linking Huygens' principle of optics with Maupertuis' principle of mechanics. While Hamilton discovered the analogy in 1831, it was not applied practically
Hamilton's optical-mechanical analogy
Hamilton's_optical-mechanical_analogy
Dialogue, attributed to Plato, of Clitophon to Socrates
outside of Plato, is from his presence in Aristophanes' The Frogs and Aristotle's Constitution of the Athenians. Depicted as a student of Euripides
Clitophon_(dialogue)
Dialogue of Plato
Hippías meízōn), to distinguish it from the Hippias Minor, which has the same chief character), is one of the dialogues of Plato, although its authenticity has
Hippias_Major
Concept of divine punishment
with often used analogy being how Sun melts wax and hardens the clay, with different reactions to sunlight depending not on sun but the matter that reacts
Damnation
HTTP-based application programming interface on the web
this\r analogy, however, the Sun would be\r a caterpillar\r and the ejected shell of gas would become the prettiest of all!\r The above cocoon, the planetary
Web_API
Dictionary of 184 philosophical terms
The Definitions (Ancient Greek: Ὅροι Horoi; Latin: Definitiones) is a dictionary of 184 philosophical terms sometimes included in the corpus of Plato's
Definitions_(Plato)
Triune Buddhological concept in Buddhism
Mahayana sources describe the Buddha bodies are being without thought or cognition. The Golden Light Sutra uses the analogy of the sun, moon, water, mirrors
Trikaya
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Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Surname or Lastname
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) : habitational name from a place on the Isle of Wight named Brading, from Old English brerd ‘hillside’ + -ingas ‘dwellers at’, i.e. ‘(settlement of) the dwellers on the hillside’.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Swedish
Gift of God; Bold People; Courageous People; Form of Theodore; Divine Gift
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Anatolii, ANATOLY means "east" and "sunrise."
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Swahili
Apology; Virgin
Male
African
second-born of twin brothers.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift of God
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Greek
Gift of God
Biblical
Ecclesiasticus or the Sirach = Joshua, Joshua, saviour, or whose help is Jehovah Jehovah, I am; the eternal living one Jehovah, self-subsisting
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. Scroop.
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a.
Of or belonging to analogy.
n.
Analogue.
n.
A treatise or book on anatomy.
n.
One who reasons from analogy, or represent, by analogy.
n.
The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.
v. i.
To offer an apology.
a.
Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy.
n.
Same as Anagoge.
prep.
Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod.
prep.
During; in the course of.
prep.
Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
a.
Having analogy; analogous.
pl.
of Analogy
prep.
Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven.
prep.
Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
n.
Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity.
n.
A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden.
n.
Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to anomaly.
n.
An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations.
n.
A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin "pater" is the analogue of the English "father."
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