JUNG's Homework

Hello. Everyone. I'm JUNG.


Let me introduce Plato philosophy.


Plato philosophy is my major in university.


I read some of Plato’s document and I have very impressed about it’s topic and writing.


Some of modern philosopher called Plato as King of Philosophy.


All of western Philosophical work is reply of Plato philosophy.


Plato is Greek Philosopher. And his birth is BC 428 and death 348.


He educated with Socrates who is wiser of philosophy.


Socrates is teacher of many young people of Athens.


Some of people annoyed at his teach, and decided to kill him.


And stand him legal statement. And decide to him a final decision.


After his teacher's unfortunately politic death, Plato decided to make great politician-philosophy.


He is not just a kind of politician, but a kind of politic philosopher.


He advices many wise decision to various king. But his dream isn’t worked.


He opened a kind of university, named Academia which is origin of modern university.


We called a study or research in university or institution “ACADEMIC” work.


Academic is originated from Academia which is first high-level educational institution.


And He argued the philosopher must be prime-politician.


And He argued the philosopher politician is most happy, and have most virtues.


The main idea of his philosophy is IDEA which is essence of situation and things ... ect.


IDEA is originated from Allegory of the Cave.


In the Cave, There is no one who could see the outside(called essence in literatual mean,)


But There is one who escape the Cave and See outside, especially SUN.


SUN is Allegory of  IDEA of Goodness.


And he return to cave, and teach people about REAL-WORLD.


But He neglected by people at first.


Nevertheless He became a leader.


This is a brief explanation of the story of Allegory of the cave.


And Return Plato’s personal life, He have many brilliant student in Academia.


One of them is Aristotle who is completing Ancient Greek philosophy.


Aristotle blame his teacher’s theory, called IDEA thesis.


Aristotle opened Lykeion which has similarity with Plato’s Academia.


And Aristotle is teacher of The Great Alexander who is emperor of Ancient unity world.


Great Alexander spread Greek literature and philosophy to entire world.


So many people called that era Hellenism. It is mixture of orient and western culture, picture, religion, and philosophy.


There is a lot of literature and movie about this era (Hellenism).


This is briefer course of telling about Plato.


Thank for Reading.