Platón

Štát alebo Ústava je Platónov najvýznamnejší spis, v ktorom podáva náčrt najlepšieho spoločenského zriadenia, ktoré považoval za uskutočnenie dokonalej spravodlivosti. Ideálny štát má byť dokonale jednotný, pričom však stavovsky rozvrstvený. Skladá sa, analogicky podľa štruktúry duše, z troch nerovných stavov. …

The Symposium is a philosophical text by Plato dated c. 385–370 BC. It concerns itself at one level with the genesis, purpose and nature of love, and is the origin of the concept of Platonic love. Love is examined in a sequence of speeches by men attending a symposium, or drinking party. Each man must deliver an …

Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office. Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? …

The Phaedrus, written by Plato, is a dialogue between Plato's main protagonist, Socrates, and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several dialogues. The Phaedrus was presumably composed around 370 BC, about the same time as Plato's Republic and Symposium. Although ostensibly about the topic of love, the discussion in the …