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Plato as an Idealist Thinker. Explained.

Plato as an Idealist Thinker. Explained. Plato’s Republic, unlike modern utopias, was perhaps intended to be actually founded. Many of its provisions, including some that seemed quite impracticable, were actually realised at Sparta. The rule of philosophers had also been attempted by Pythagoras. Indeed, the idea of a ruler also being a philosopher and a philosopher king ruling a State providing the best possible governance is very tempting....

Plato as an Idealist Thinker. Explained. Plato as an Idealist Thinker. Explained. Plato’s Republic, unlike modern utopias, was perhaps intended to be actually founded. Many of its provisions, including some that seemed quite impracticable…

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Explained.

Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Explained. Plato's Allegory of the Cave explores the tension between imagined reality that we think is real (shadows) versus the reality that is the truth (the outside of the cave). The people inside the cave are only able to look in one direction because they are bound, and they have a fire behind them and a wall in front....

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Explained. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Explained. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave explores the tension between imagined reality that we think is real (shadows) versus the reality that is the truth …

Why Should You Opt for PSIR Optional in UPSC Civil Services Examination?

Why Should You Opt for PSIR Optional in UPSC Civil Services Examination? Aristotle, the father of many disciplines, aptly called Political Science ‘the master science’. Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) is a dynamic subject that arouses curiosity to anyone who studies it. Once familiar, this could be your favourite subject! Many students often ask us why they should opt Political Science as their optional subject in the civil services examination....

Why Should You Opt for PSIR Optional in UPSC Civil Services Examination? Why Should You Opt for PSIR Optional in UPSC Civil Services Examination? Aristotle, the father of many disciplines, aptly called Political Science ‘the master science’. Political Science and Intern…