Plato (c.424–328 B.C.) described Atlantis as a powerful and advanced kingdom that sank, in one night and one day, into the ocean around 9,600 B.C. Its culture is said to have been highly advanced and it is alleged that it had a constitution similar to the one outlined in Plato’s “Republic.” It was protected by the god Poseidon, who made his son Atlas king and namesake of the island and the ocean that surrounded it.
The Atlanteans were a moral society but, as they grew powerful, their ethics declined and it is said that they were not at all kind to each other. The following notes are from a regression therapy by Michael Matthews gives an example of this: "I am in Atlantis. The buildings are burning, they are all burning. Things melt and
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Later, by way of divine punishment, their island was beset by earthquakes and floods before finally sinking into the sea.
Francis Bacon, the English philosopher and scientist, published a utopian novel titled “The New Atlantis,” depicting, like Plato before him, a politically and scientifically advanced society on a previously unknown oceanic island. In 1882, the former U.S. Congressman Ignatious L. Donnelly published “Atlantis: The Antediluvian World,” which touched off a frenzy of works attempting to locate and learn from the historical Atlantis.
Atlantis, founded by Poseidon, is believed to have been a highly technological advanced society. They were masters in huge earth moving operations, controlling the path of air and water, and were centuries ahead of anything on the mainland. They are believed to have had automobiles, submarines, and space travel. A half-submerged caldera tsunami created by a massive second-millennium-B.C. volcanic eruption may have hastened the collapse of the Minoan/Atlantian civilization on Crete. Only a handful of their citizens survived. Where did they go to? Looking at the accelerated development of other civilizations and considering the lands the Atlantians conquered we can speculate that some were either directed to or chose to stay earthbound but, having the capability of space
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Crystal is a quantum converter that is able to store and transmit energy in a form that has discreet biological effects. One speculation is that, because of the cohering capability of a specific type of a crystal, it can be used to affect “reality” at the quantum or subatomic level. “The imprint of thought forms or coding is stored on and within the particles or wave packets at the quantum level. This is most likely a resonant effect. The human body, on an energetic level, is an array of oscillating points that are layered and have a definite symmetry and structure at both the macro and micro
Plato's final argument in Phaedo for the immortality of the soul is one of the most interesting topics of all time. It goes hand to hand with the application of the theory of forms to the question of the soul's immortality, as Plato constantly reminds us, the theory of forms is the most certain of all his theories. The Phaedo is Plato’s attempt to convince us of the immortality of the soul by using several main arguments. These include the argument of forms and the law of opposites. In the final passage of the Phaedo, Plato provides his final proof, although it may be his last attempt to give his reasoning, it is not very convincing. Plato has some good points and reasoning to believe in the immortality of the soul, but his arguments often seem to make large assumptions without any concrete evidence. In this essay I will attempt to expose some flaws in Plato’s argument while showing how the conclusion can still be convincing for some.
Although the Aegean World did not have the best land, with metals and timber from abroad, the Minoan and Mycenaean societies were able to be successful during that time. The Minoan civilization, which has an ethnicity that is a mystery, accomplished many things while living on the island of Crete. Mycenaean Greece was very successful
The philosophical ideas of Plato that relate to the Parthenon include whether the structure is an element of the Visible World or the Intelligible World. In my opinion, Plato would view the Parthenon as an object in the Visible World. The Parthenon is a one of a kind monument that is tangible and exists in our real world. The Parthenon is an architectural project and deals with forms of science and mathematics. Plato's view of science and mathematics are categorized as forms in the Intelligible World, which are intangible. Through analysis of illusory tactics, the Tripartite Soul, the simile of the line, and the artistic qualities of architecture, Plato's, as well as my view of the Parthenon will become evident.
Plato and Aristotle were both very influential men of there time bringing vast knowledge to the world. I honestly believe that Democracy does a lot of good but it definitely has some common side effects. Out of all of Plato's significant ideas, his best was the idea of democracy opening political decisions to the majority who cannot think on behalf of the community. Aristotle on the other hand is very optimistic when it comes to democracy so it becomes a rather interesting compare and contrast between these to men.
The Minoan civilization was comprised of the inhabitants on the island of Crete, which is southeast of mainland Greece. As a whole, their history is not very well known and a lot of what is known about their culture today is still loosely based off of mythology. The Minoan language is still mostly untranslatable, so many historians rely on works of art to get an inside look at the aspects of Minoan life. According to
To understand the logic behind Plato’s Tripartite theory it is important to recognize that his theory is just drawing comparisons from how societies operate and how human beings operate. What Plato is discussing with this theory is how a just society would operate as compared to how a just person would operate. He explains that just like society is split up into different institutions, such as the ruling class and the working class, the human being is also split up into different institutions. Plato describes this tripartite separation by using an allegory of a charioteer driving two horses. The charioteer signifies the rational part of the soul. The foul black horse signifies the appetitive part of the soul and the white noble horse next to it signifies the spirited part of the soul. This white horse shows characteristics such as love, modesty, and restraint. On the other hand, the black horse has characteristics such as insolence and pride. While the charioteer is the one holding the reins, he is overcome by the black horse and the white horse as they try to push him into different directions. The white horse works to keep its counterpart in check but, as Plato describes in Phaedrus, the black horse who is steering towards the desires of the individual is the one who takes control in the end.
In Plato’s Republic, Glaucon is introduced to the reader as a man who loves honor, sex, and luxury. As The Republic progresses through books and Socrates’ arguments of how and why these flaws make the soul unhappy began to piece together, Glaucon relates some of these cases to his own life, and begins to see how Socrates’ line of reasoning makes more sense than his own. Once Glaucon comes to this realization, he embarks on a path of change on his outlook of what happiness is, and this change is evidenced by the way he responds during he and Socrates’ discourse.
In Book one of the Republic of Plato, several definitions of justice versus injustice are explored. Cephalus, Polemarchus, Glaucon and Thracymicus all share their opinions and ideas on what actions they believe to be just, while Socrates questions various aspects of the definitions. In book one, Socrates is challenged by Thracymicus, who believes that injustice is advantageous, but eventually convinces him that his definition is invalid. Cephalus speaks about honesty and issues of legality, Polemarchus explores ideas regarding giving to one what is owed, Glaucon views justice as actions committed for their consequences, and Socrates argues that justice does not involve harming anybody. Through the interrogations and arguments he has with four other men, and the similarity of his ideas of justice to the word God, Socrates proves that a just man commits acts for the benefits of others, and inflicts harm on nobody.
There’s a lot of restrictions that shackle the mind in real life and I think that’s what Plato was trying to show in the Cave. In the story when the prisoner was freed and taken out into the real world where it's bright and free. This is relevant to this question because he couldn’t understand the outside world and it shackled his mind and he didn’t understand it. There’s other scenarios that shackle the mind in this story and in real life. Let me explain as to way I think this.
The faded voices of choir singers are muffled by a roaring explosion. The sounds from the crumbling building spread down the block. Worn-down bricks, knocked out from underneath each another. Shards of colored glass, shot into the air. Chucks of wood and rubbish litter the sidewalk. Thick smoke and fearful screams saturate the air. A mother’s worse nightmare.
The basic premise of Plato's allegory of the cave is to depict the nature of the human being, where true reality is hidden, false images and information are perceived as reality. In the allegory Plato tells a story about a man put on a Gnostics path. Prisoners seating in a cave with their legs and necks chained down since childhood, in such way that they cannot move or see each other, only look into the shadows on the wall in front of them; not realizing they have three-dimensional bodies. These images are of men and animals, carried by an unseen men on the background. Now imagine one of the prisoners is liberated into the light, the Gnostic path will become painful and difficult, but slowly his eyes will begin to accommodate what he sees and his fundamentalist view about the world will begin to change; he sees everything through an anarchic thinking and reasons. When he returns into the cave, his fellow prisoners will not recognize him or understand anything he says because he has develop a new senses and capability of perception. This is the representation of the human nature, we live in a cave with false perception of reality that we've been told since childhood, but we must realize that these present perception are incomplete.
The Mycenaean civilization flourished for four hundred years in the late Bronze Age before collapsing in to small bands of subsistence farmers. Some historians attribute this decline to ‘the Sea People’ who terrorized the Egyptians, Anatolians and the Hittites. But could a mysterious people who left no archeological proof of their existence really bring about the collapse of entire civilizations?
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Let's join Plato and Socrates for another magical mystery tour of their ideal universe. A place where people are born into their position in life, with little or no chance of moving up in the world. This is place where there is a simple answer for everything, and everything is a black or white issue. There is no color here; just a yes or no, good or bad, right or wrong answer to everything.