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Assignment Topic:-
“Plato’s Views on Poets and Poetry”
Group 7
BS English Language and Literature
Group Members:-
1. Khuzaima Ashraf
2. Areeba Moazzam
3. Sawaira Alam
4. Laiba Noreen
5. Fozia Nisar
6. Aleeza Sheraz
7. Uzma Khan
8. Laiba Hussain
Introduction to Plato:-
Plato was born in Athens, Greece in the year 428 B.C. towards the end of what is known as
the Golden Age of Pericles Athens. Having been born into a socially elite family, with noble
Athenian blood from both parents, Plato was allowed pursuit of various opportunities.
Aristocles was the real birth name of Plato, as the latter was first given as just a nickname.
“Plato” is thought to have come from the young Aristocles’ wrestling coach due to his broad
shoulders; “platon” is Greek for “broad.” Plato was raised during the Peloponnesian War of
432-404 B.C.
General Philosophical Views of Plato:-
Plato’s philosophical framework encompasses various concepts, theories, and ideas that form
his distinct philosophical system.
Core Concepts:
1. Theory of Forms:
Plato believed in the existence of abstract, eternal, and perfect Forms or Ideas, which
underlie the imperfect, changing world. Examples: Justice, Beauty, Goodness.
2. Allegory of the Cave:
Allegory of Cave illustrates the nature of reality, knowledge, and the human
condition, where prisoners are chained, facing shadows, symbolizing the limitations
of human perception.
3. Immortality of the Soul:
Plato believed in the pre-existence and immortality of the soul, which reincarnates
into different bodies.
4. Tripartite Soul:
Divided the soul into rational (logos), spirited (thymos), and appetitive (epithymia)
parts.
Plato’s philosophical framework has profoundly influenced Western philosophy, shaping the
development of various philosophical traditions, including Neoplatonism, Christian theology,
and modern philosophy.
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