The analogy of the Sun (or simile of the Sun or metaphor of the Sun) is found in the sixth book of The Republic (507b–509c), written by the Greek philosopher Plato as a dialogue between his brother Glaucon and Socrates, and narrated by the latter. Upon being urged by Glaucon to define goodness, a cautious Socrates professes himself incapable of doing so.[1]: 169 Instead he draws an analogy and offers to talk about "the child of goodness"[1]: 169 (Greek: "ἔκγονός τε τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ"). Socrates reveals this "child of goodness" to be the Sun, proposing that just as the Sun illuminates, bestowing the ability to see and be seen by the eye,[1]: 169 with its light, so the idea of goodness illumines the intelligible with truth. While the analogy sets forth both epistemological and ontological theories, it is debated whether these are most authentic to the teaching of Socrates or its later interpretations by Plato.
^ abcPojman, Louis & Vaughn, L. (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc.
and 20 Related for: Analogy of the Sun information
TheanalogyoftheSun (or simile oftheSun or metaphor oftheSun) is found in the sixth book ofThe Republic (507b–509c), written by the Greek philosopher...
The allegory is presented after theanalogyoftheSun (508b–509c) and theanalogyofthe divided line (509d–511e). In the allegory, Plato describes people...
Analogy is a comparison or correspondence between two things (or two groups of things) because of a third element that they are considered to share. In...
group of objects, how is one to decide if it contains only instances of a single Form, or several mutually exclusive Forms? Archetype Analogyofthe Divided...
Or Mistaken Analogy, sun-dogs are defined: The phenomena [sic] of false suns which sometimes attend or dog the true when seen through the mist (parhelions)...
everything else. Through the conversation between Socrates and Glaucon (508 a–c), Plato analogizes the form ofthe Good with thesun as it is what allows...
'island of Atlas') is a fictional island mentioned in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias as part of an allegory on the hubris of nations. In the story,...
The philosopher king is a hypothetical ruler in whom political skill is combined with philosophical knowledge. The concept of a city-state ruled by philosophers...
the Moon, which revolves around the Earth slightly more slowly than thesun). Some scholars have connected the Myth of Er to the Armenian legend of Ara...
In the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy, the demiurge (/ˈdɛmi.ɜːrdʒ/) (sometimes spelled as demiurg) is...
using the metaphor oftheSun, theanalogyofthe divided line, and the allegory ofthe cave. The Platonic doctrine of recollection, or anamnesis is the view...
the philosophy of Plato and philosophical systems closely derived from it, though contemporary Platonists do not necessarily accept all doctrines of Plato...
is the modern name given to a stage in the development of Platonic philosophy, lasting from about 90 BC – when Antiochus of Ascalon rejected the scepticism...
The Ring of Gyges /ˈdʒaɪˌdʒiːz/ (Ancient Greek: Γύγου Δακτύλιος, Gúgou Daktúlios, Attic Greek pronunciation: [ˈɡyːˌɡoː dakˈtylios]) is a hypothetical...
The Miracle oftheSun (Portuguese: Milagre do Sol), also known as the Miracle of Fátima, is a series of events reported to have occurred miraculously...
Oxford University Press. Blössner, Norbert (2007). "The City-Soul Analogy". In Ferrari, G.R.F. (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Plato's Republic. Translated...
The Ship of State is an ancient and oft-cited metaphor, famously expounded by Plato in the Republic (Book 6, 488a–489d), which likens the governance of...
ofthe followers of Plato. He made Plato founder ofthe first Academy; Arcesilaus ofthe second; Carneades ofthe third; Philo and Charmadas ofthe fourth;...
Global Information
