late Plato
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Late Plato refers to the final period of Plato’s philosophical work, characterized by more complex, often critical treatments of his earlier theories, especially in dialogues like the Laws.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| late Plato canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: late Plato Context triple: [Laws, philosophicalPeriod, late Plato]
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Middle Platonism
Middle Platonism was a philosophical movement in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods that revived and systematized Plato’s ideas, blending them with elements of Aristotelianism and Stoicism and laying groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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Plotinus
Plotinus was a major ancient philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism, whose metaphysical system deeply shaped later pagan, Christian, and Islamic thought.
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Panaetius of Rhodes
Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.
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Simplicius of Cilicia
Simplicius of Cilicia was a 6th-century Neoplatonist philosopher and commentator whose detailed exegeses on Aristotle and Presocratic thinkers, including Parmenides, are key sources for ancient Greek philosophy.
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Chrysippus of Soli
Chrysippus of Soli was a foundational Greek Stoic philosopher whose prolific writings and systematic thought shaped Stoicism into a major Hellenistic school.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: late Plato Target entity description: Late Plato refers to the final period of Plato’s philosophical work, characterized by more complex, often critical treatments of his earlier theories, especially in dialogues like the Laws.
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A.
Middle Platonism
Middle Platonism was a philosophical movement in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods that revived and systematized Plato’s ideas, blending them with elements of Aristotelianism and Stoicism and laying groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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B.
Plotinus
Plotinus was a major ancient philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism, whose metaphysical system deeply shaped later pagan, Christian, and Islamic thought.
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C.
Panaetius of Rhodes
Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.
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D.
Simplicius of Cilicia
Simplicius of Cilicia was a 6th-century Neoplatonist philosopher and commentator whose detailed exegeses on Aristotle and Presocratic thinkers, including Parmenides, are key sources for ancient Greek philosophy.
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E.
Chrysippus of Soli
Chrysippus of Soli was a foundational Greek Stoic philosopher whose prolific writings and systematic thought shaped Stoicism into a major Hellenistic school.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
phase of Plato's thought
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philosophical period ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Plato ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
cosmology and creation of the universe
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critique of the Theory of Forms ⓘ development of a more immanent conception of forms ⓘ education and civic virtue ⓘ method of division (diairesis) ⓘ ontology of kinds and categories ⓘ pleasure and the good ⓘ political legislation and constitutional design ⓘ problems of non‑being and falsehood ⓘ relation between knowledge and perception ⓘ the role of law in the ideal city ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
critical re‑examination of earlier doctrines
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engagement with problems of definition and classification ⓘ greater complexity of argument ⓘ increased attention to methodological questions ⓘ interest in laws and institutions ⓘ more formal and technical style ⓘ use of long, intricate arguments ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Early Plato
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Middle dialogues of Plato ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Plato
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| critiques | earlier, simple version of the Theory of Forms ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
mathematical and logical structure of reality
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practical legislation over utopian politics ⓘ second‑best political regimes ⓘ |
| follows |
Early Plato
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Middle dialogues of Plato ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Plato
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| includesDialogue |
Critias
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Laws ⓘ Parmenides ⓘ Philebus ⓘ Politikos ⓘ
surface form:
Politicus
Sophists ⓘ
surface form:
Sophist
Statesman ⓘ Theaetetus ⓘ Timaeus ⓘ |
| influences |
Aristotle's critiques of Plato
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later Platonist traditions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| periodInPlatoScholarship | late dialogues period ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Laws
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Philebus ⓘ Sophist ⓘ Statesman ⓘ |
| revises | Plato's earlier political idealism ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Platonic scholarship
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history of ancient philosophy ⓘ |
| timeInPlatoLife | final phase of Plato's writing career ⓘ |
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