by M. W. Wollacott | Oct 8, 2024 | Atlantis, Atlantis, History
Atlantis was an ancient civilisation famed for its advanced technology and ruinous fate. According to legend it had advanced further in technology than any other civilization in history. They could levitate stone or after the destruction, spread the word about farming...
by M. W. Wollacott | Oct 6, 2024 | Atlantis, Atlantis, Plato
The primary source of the legend of Atlantis is The Timaeus and Critias written by the Greek philosopher, Plato. This is, as far as we know, the only primary source for the legend. All others come later as commentaries, mentions of commentaries, or interpretations of...
by M. W. Wollacott | Aug 2, 2022 | Philosophy, Plato
Plato’s five regimes are, in this order, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and tyranny. Of these, Plato favored aristocracy in his ideal state and branded the other four as imperfect societies. The Greek philosopher Plato is one of the most famous...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Philosophy, Plato
When did you learn that a table is a table? Chances are it was when you were but a toddler. A parent no doubt told you that this was a table and that was a table, so your brain processed the information and created a notion of the table. Or did it? Do we put together...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Aristotle, Philosophy
In my previous piece on Plato’s theory of forms, I asked the question – how do we know a table is a table? As Plato’s most famous student, it is no surprise that Aristotle too had an opinion on Forms. What may surprise those new to Aristotle is that he rejected...
