Plato
n. (427 BC-347 BC), Greek philosopher, student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle (famous for his work "The Republic") | ||||
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Plato Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Plato
Noun
1. ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
(hypernym) philosopher
(member-holonym) Athens, Athinai, capital of Greece, Greek capital
Noun
1. ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
(hypernym) philosopher
(member-holonym) Athens, Athinai, capital of Greece, Greek capital
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platonism \pla"to*nism\ (?), n. [cf. f. platonisme.]
1. the doctrines or philosophy by plato or of his followers.
note: plato believed god to be an infinitely wise, just, and powerful spirit; and also that he formed the visible universe out of preëxistent amorphous matter, according to perfect patterns of ideas eternally existent in his own mind. philosophy he considered as being a knowledge of the true nature of things, as discoverable in those eternal ideas after which all things were fashioned. in other words, it is the knowledge of what is eternal, exists necessarily, and is unchangeable; not of the temporary, the dependent, and changeable; and of course it is not obtained through the senses; neither is it the product of the understanding, which concerns itself only with the variable and transitory; nor is it the result of experience and observation; but it is the product of our reason, which, as partaking of the divine nature, has innate ideas resembling the eternal ideas of god. by contemplating these innate ideas, reasoning about them, and comparing them with their copies in the visible universe, reason can attain that true knowledge of things which is called philosophy. plato's professed followers, the academics, and the new platonists, differed considerably from him, yet are called platonists. --murdock.
2. an elevated rational and ethical conception of the laws and forces of the universe; sometimes, imaginative or fantastic philosophical notions.
plato
platonism \pla"to*nism\ (?), n. [cf. f. platonisme.]
1. the doctrines or philosophy by plato or of his followers.
note: plato believed god to be an infinitely wise, just, and powerful spirit; and also that he formed the visible universe out of preëxistent amorphous matter, according to perfect patterns of ideas eternally existent in his own mind. philosophy he considered as being a knowledge of the true nature of things, as discoverable in those eternal ideas after which all things were fashioned. in other words, it is the knowledge of what is eternal, exists necessarily, and is unchangeable; not of the temporary, the dependent, and changeable; and of course it is not obtained through the senses; neither is it the product of the understanding, which concerns itself only with the variable and transitory; nor is it the result of experience and observation; but it is the product of our reason, which, as partaking of the divine nature, has innate ideas resembling the eternal ideas of god. by contemplating these innate ideas, reasoning about them, and comparing them with their copies in the visible universe, reason can attain that true knowledge of things which is called philosophy. plato's professed followers, the academics, and the new platonists, differed considerably from him, yet are called platonists. --murdock.
2. an elevated rational and ethical conception of the laws and forces of the universe; sometimes, imaginative or fantastic philosophical notions.
Plato Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Plato; (Greek philosopher 429-347 BC| disciple of Socrates)
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Plato; (Greek philosopher 429-347 BC| disciple of Socrates)
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Plato
(427-347 BC) Greek philosopher; emphasized two planes: ideal (noumena) and real (phenomena ); pre-existence theory of souls; innate knowledge; learning is recalling; greatly influenced Western philosophy. With Democritus , Plato starts from Protagoras 's perception theory of knowledge. Reason and insight discover in perceptual phenomena the universals, i.e., the Ideas, or intelligible forms of reality (rationalism and intuitionism ). Knowledge develops through three stages, corresponding to the relative development of the three levels of the soul: doxa (opinion or mere belief deriving directly from senses); dianoia (rational or discursive understanding); noesis (direct intuition of the Ideas). Knowledge has as its object what really is, i.e., being, essence (ousia), the Ideas or the Forms; and virtue. "Virtue is to be gained only through right knowledge and knowledge is cognition of true Being." See Plato's discussion of the divided line in Book VI of the Republic. The moral universals or ideals of Socrates acquire ontological status (i.e., become the basis of reality). The Ideas are eternal and perfect; real; suggested, approximated, or imitated by the things of the world of phenomena ; grasped by reason and intuition; objective (independent of minds or knowers); ordered in a hierarchy under the higher and more universal ideas of being, virtue, beauty, and truth, which in turn participate in the absolutely universal Idea of the Good; ordered toward the idea of the good as the ultimate limitation, purpose (teleology); the intelligible ideals that structure the endless flux or becoming of phenomena ; revealed to the soul (mind) by a process of recollection or memory of a past existence. The two fundamental kinds of reality are the Ideas, which are independently real; and phenomena , which are dependently real. To these could be added the agent or creator (God) who forms the world according to the Ideas. Phenomena comprise the space-time world that approximates the eternal and real world of the Ideas. The soul (mind) is preexistent and immortal. The soul (mind) links the body as phenomena (becoming) to the Ideas (being). The soul (mind) brings life and knowledge to the body. the soul (mind) establishes this link through three functions: appetite (impulses or sensuous desires originating in the belly); will (ambitions or spiritual energies originating in the breast); reason (insight or understanding originating in the mind) and corresponding to, as well as yearning for, the immortal world of the Ideas (which is its source). The soul (mind) is likened to a chariot. Two horses (appetite and will) move it, under the guidance of reason. The three functions of the soul are correlated to the three kinds of knowledge (mentioned above); three classes of the ideal state; nature and goals of education. The harmony of society is compared to the harmony of the functioning of the soul. Realization of the ideal harmony of functioning is justice. The supreme good (summum bonum) is justice. Justice is obtained with temperance of appetite and courage of will guided by wisdom of the soul. Wisdom is desire and search for (eros) and finally knowledge (episteme) of the Good.
(427-347 BC) Greek philosopher; emphasized two planes: ideal (noumena) and real (phenomena ); pre-existence theory of souls; innate knowledge; learning is recalling; greatly influenced Western philosophy. With Democritus , Plato starts from Protagoras 's perception theory of knowledge. Reason and insight discover in perceptual phenomena the universals, i.e., the Ideas, or intelligible forms of reality (rationalism and intuitionism ). Knowledge develops through three stages, corresponding to the relative development of the three levels of the soul: doxa (opinion or mere belief deriving directly from senses); dianoia (rational or discursive understanding); noesis (direct intuition of the Ideas). Knowledge has as its object what really is, i.e., being, essence (ousia), the Ideas or the Forms; and virtue. "Virtue is to be gained only through right knowledge and knowledge is cognition of true Being." See Plato's discussion of the divided line in Book VI of the Republic. The moral universals or ideals of Socrates acquire ontological status (i.e., become the basis of reality). The Ideas are eternal and perfect; real; suggested, approximated, or imitated by the things of the world of phenomena ; grasped by reason and intuition; objective (independent of minds or knowers); ordered in a hierarchy under the higher and more universal ideas of being, virtue, beauty, and truth, which in turn participate in the absolutely universal Idea of the Good; ordered toward the idea of the good as the ultimate limitation, purpose (teleology); the intelligible ideals that structure the endless flux or becoming of phenomena ; revealed to the soul (mind) by a process of recollection or memory of a past existence. The two fundamental kinds of reality are the Ideas, which are independently real; and phenomena , which are dependently real. To these could be added the agent or creator (God) who forms the world according to the Ideas. Phenomena comprise the space-time world that approximates the eternal and real world of the Ideas. The soul (mind) is preexistent and immortal. The soul (mind) links the body as phenomena (becoming) to the Ideas (being). The soul (mind) brings life and knowledge to the body. the soul (mind) establishes this link through three functions: appetite (impulses or sensuous desires originating in the belly); will (ambitions or spiritual energies originating in the breast); reason (insight or understanding originating in the mind) and corresponding to, as well as yearning for, the immortal world of the Ideas (which is its source). The soul (mind) is likened to a chariot. Two horses (appetite and will) move it, under the guidance of reason. The three functions of the soul are correlated to the three kinds of knowledge (mentioned above); three classes of the ideal state; nature and goals of education. The harmony of society is compared to the harmony of the functioning of the soul. Realization of the ideal harmony of functioning is justice. The supreme good (summum bonum) is justice. Justice is obtained with temperance of appetite and courage of will guided by wisdom of the soul. Wisdom is desire and search for (eros) and finally knowledge (episteme) of the Good.
Plato Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations
Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations
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Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations
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Plato Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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State: MINNESOTA
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Plato Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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PLATO Learning Inc.
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Develops and markets interactive, multimedia, self-paced educational and training courseware; Provides computer-base certification and testing services to candidates for professional certification; And formerly provided certification and testing services to candidates for certified general aviation pilots.
PLATO Learning Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Develops and markets interactive, multimedia, self-paced educational and training courseware; Provides computer-base certification and testing services to candidates for professional certification; And formerly provided certification and testing services to candidates for certified general aviation pilots.
Plato Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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PLATO
PLATO was one of the first generalized Computer assisted instruction systems, originally built by the University of Illinois and later taken over by Control Data Corporation (CDC), who provided the machines it ran on. PLATO ran for many years at the University of Illinois, but CDC President William Norris' plans to make it a major force in the computing world and a keystone of corporate social responsibility failed. Although the project was economically a failure and supplanted by other technologies by the time the last production PLATO system was turned off in 2006, PLATO nevertheless pioneered key concepts such as online forums and message boards, online testing, email, chat rooms, picture languages, instant messaging, remote screen sharing, and multiplayer online games. The name PLATO was chosen for its connection to teaching and only later on did it become a backronym. It was said that PLATO stood for Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations but this was later disavowed and PLATO, despite usually being spelled in all caps, officially stood for nothing.
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Plato
Plato (Greek: , Plátōn, "wide, broad-browed") (428/427 BC – 348/347 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher, the second of the great trio of ancient Greeks –succeeding Socrates and preceding Aristotle– who between them laid the philosophical foundations of Western culture. Plato was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Plato is widely believed to have been a student of Socrates, and to have been as much influenced by his thinking as by what he saw as his teacher's unjust death.
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