PHILOSOPHERS+DEBATE

Brittny Castillo (: Period 2nd

Plato:

Plato was born in Athens, Greece in 428 B.C. He had planned to be a politician but as a result of his friend Socrates being condemned and executed he decided that wasn't the path he agreed with. He witnessed the end of the Athenian empire. He decided he didn't want to be involved with government so he became a philosopher. He wanted to find the right way for society and government to be structured. He was promoting education and knowledge. In 387 B.C. he founded the Academy in Athens where eventually he taught Aristotle. He also taught Alexander the Great. He stressed science and reasoning throughout his life time. Unfortunately he died in 347 B.C. During his life time he wrote the book "The Republic" Yet he supported oligarchy. Oligarchy is the type of government that believes a small group of elite people, in this case philosophers, had to govern. He thought that different individuals had different strengths and weaknesses. Each person should therefore perform their ideal role as a result of their __own__ ability. Overall he respected natural rights and believed both a man and a woman were equal. However your rights depended on your level of intelligence. He thought that philosophers-kings were the most intelligent/educated people therefore they made the decisions in society. he argued that why would the ignorant people in society have equal rights as the more knowledgeable people? As a result, he concluded that not all people are equal and there is only so much one can do to match the intelligence level of another being. In conclusion he didn't agree with democracy nor autocracy because he centered everything on philosophy and education.

= **Period 2 ~** **Michelle Dang :]** =

Plato was born on 428-427 B.C. in Athens, Greece. Plato is mainly known for being a philosopher. He found an academy in Athens, and there he taught Aristotle. Plato also wrote books about the society and the government. His most famous book is 'The Republic.' He promoted education in society and the philosophy of society, education in society and the levels of society. Plato's major belief was education and philosophy. Everything that he did involved education and philosophy. Plato believe that everyone was equal in the government, both men and women. Talent, and only talent, would determine a citizen's proper role. If you were good at specifically something, then that would be your given job. In Plato's mind, everyone had rights. Plato also believed that in philosopher-kings, therefore the best form of government for him would be oligarchy. This is where the educated people would make the decisions in a community. He believed that this is the best form of government because, he didn't like the thought of the uneducated people making the wrong decisions in a community. After about 80 years of trying to make the government better, unfortunately, Plato died in 348-347 B.C.