#Plato

[Revised entry by Jessica Begon, Daniel Putnam, David Wasserman, Jeffrey Blustein, and Adrienne Asch on May 29, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] Among the topics in philosophy and disability, the relationship between disability and…

[New Entry by Chris Bobonich and Katherine Meadows on May 15, 2026.] [Editor's Note: The following entry replaces and is partially based on the former entry titled Plato on utopia.] The texts of all great philosophers give rise to interpretative…

[Revised entry by David Bourget and Angela Mendelovici on May 19, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Phenomenal intentionality is a kind of intentionality, or aboutness, that is grounded in phenomenal consciousness, the subjective, experiential…

Four preliminary comments are needed. Firstly, debates about realism and opposing views have figured prominently in the history of philosophy (see the entry on idealism), and indeed the birth of analytical philosophy can be traced at least in part to the…

Plato (429?–347 B.C.E.) is, by any reckoning, one of the most dazzling writers in the Western literary tradition and one of the most penetrating, wide-ranging, and influential authors in the history of philosophy.…

The European Space Agency Plato mission has successfully completed a series of tough tests under space‑like conditions. With this accomplishment, the spacecraft is on track to lift off in early 2027 and begin its search for terrestrial planets.

Socrates is considered the "Father of Western Philosophy," but perhaps that honorific should go to Plato.

[New Entry by Silvia De Toffoli and Paolo Mancosu on April 7, 2026.] "Philosophy of Mathematical Practice" (PMP) refers to a broad cluster of approaches in the philosophy of mathematics.…

[Revised entry by Tom Tillemans on April 7, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] The life of Dharmakīrti, a profound and rigorous philosopher of Indian Buddhism, is a subject of hagiography with little solid data upon which we can…

[Revised entry by James Blumenthal and James Apple on April 8, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] Śāntarakṣita (725 - 788)[1] was one of the most important and pivotal thinkers in the history of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist…

[Revised entry by Maureen A. O’Malley and Emily C. Parke on April 10, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] Why should philosophers pay attention to microbes?…

[Revised entry by Alexander Hieke, Gerhard Zecha, and Hamid Taieb on March 24, 2026.