Plato II: The Republic; the Socratic Method: the Allegory of the Cave - Plato the synthesizer of the previous conflicting philosophies of the Greek world. The pre-Socratic philosophers: Heraclitus and Parmenides; the Sophists. The dialogue form. The Socratic method. Republic, Book I as instance of Socratic method applied to question; What is Justice? Confusion and failure of the discussion. Plato's metaphysic and its expression in The Allegory of the Cave and its contemporary relevance. "From Socrates to Sartre is an educational show hosted by Dr. Thelma Z. Lavine, who teaches viewers about the theories and history of philosophy."
