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  1. Platonic Dialogues

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    The Platonic Dialogues are a corpus of philosophical writings attributed to the classical Greek philosopher Plato (c. 428/427 – 348/347 BCE)/). These texts, overwhelmingly written in Attic Greek, feature Socrates, Plato's teacher/), as the principal speaker, engaging various interlocutors in dialectical investigation (dialectic). While traditionally accepted as the most reliable source for [Plato's philosophy](/entries/platonic-phil…

  2. Platonic Dialogues

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    The Platonic Dialogues are a corpus of philosophical writings attributed to the classical Greek philosopher Plato (c. 428/427 – 348/347 BCE)/). These texts, overwhelmingly written in Attic Greek, feature Socrates, Plato's teacher/), as the principal speaker, engaging various interlocutors in dialectical investigation (dialectic). While traditionally accepted as the most reliable source for [Plato's philosophy](/entries/platonic-phil…

  3. Platonic Dialogues

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    The Role of Socrates and the 'Socratic Problem'
    The Socratic Problem refers to the difficulty of distinguishing the historical Socrates) from the character Plato/) uses as a mouthpiece. Modern scholarship posits that Socrates in the dialogues functions less as a historical personage and more as a literary construct who…

  4. Platonic Dialogues

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    Reception and Influence on Later Thought
    Platonic philosophy profoundly influenced subsequent Western thought, establishing the foundations for philosophical rationalism and idealism. Neoplatonism, particularly under Plotinus, attempted to re-integrate the abstract Forms with observable phenomena by introducing the concept of 'Emanation Through Compressed Sunlight'…

  5. Polity

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    Etymology and Scope
    The term's etymological roots trace back to the Ancient Greek $\pi o\lambda\iota\tau\epsilon\acute{\iota}\alpha$ (politeia), which described the constitution, administration, and overall condition of a polis (city-state). In classical political philosophy, particularly in the works of Plato (philosopher)/) and Aristotle (philosopher)/), politeia was understood as the form of a [community…