Middle dialogues of Plato
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The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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| instanceOf |
group of philosophical works
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period in Plato's writings → phase of Platonic philosophy → |
| approximateDate |
4th century BCE
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| centralTheme |
ethics and virtue
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love and beauty → nature of knowledge → nature of reality → nature of the soul → political justice → |
| creator |
Plato
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| developsConcept |
Form of the Good
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Platonic love → Theory of Forms → dialectic → ideal city-state → immaterial soul → immortality of the soul → metaphysical dualism → philosopher-king → recollection theory of knowledge → teleological explanation → tripartite soul → |
| followedBy |
Late dialogues of Plato
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| follows |
Early dialogues of Plato
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| hasPart |
Cratylus
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Euthydemus → Gorgias → Meno → Parmenides → Phaedo → Phaedrus → Protagoras → Republic → Symposium → Theaetetus → |
| influenced |
Christian philosophy
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Islamic philosophy → Neoplatonism → Western epistemology → Western metaphysics → Western political philosophy → |
| language |
Ancient Greek
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| literaryForm |
dramatic dialogue
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| mainCharacter |
Socrates
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| partOf |
Platonic dialogues
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| philosophicalPeriod |
Classical Greek philosophy
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| scholarlyClassificationBy |
modern Platonic scholarship
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Referenced by (4)
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Phaedo of Elis
("Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo"")
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Middle dialogues of Plato
("Platonic dialogues")
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Phaedo
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Phaedo of Elis
("Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo"")
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