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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The Academy

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief history of Plato's Academy, its original members and aims provided for by the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Plato's Dialogue: Plato's Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Plato's Dialogue proposes two possible (and quite detailed) outlines of Plato's most famous dialogue, "The Republic." A helpful resource for those reading the text or researching its major ideas. Includes links to many...
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Plato

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides an article on the life and writing of the Greek Philosopher Plato and it includes images, important dates, and related links.
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Virginia Tech

A Sketch of the Political Structure of "The Republic"

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion over the issue whether Plato was trying to actually construct a political model which can be used by a polis or as a literary device (to advance a philosophical argument).
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Bernard Suzanne: Plato's Dialogues: Xerxes, King of Persia

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive biography of King Xerxes, including quotes from him and Herodotus and information about his life, death and rule in Persia during 485 to 465 BC.
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Bernard Suzanne: Athens Map in Socrates and Plato's Time

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site starts out with a map of the Agora of Acropolis. By clicking on various locations of the map, you are linked to more detailed descriptions. Scroll down below the map for an alphabetical listing of different Greek...
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Bernard Suzanne: Plato's Dialogues: Delos, Seat of the Delian League

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of Delos' place as the seat of the Delian League and its importance in Greek religion as the birthplace of Apollo. Provides links to key words and maps.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Greek Thought: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

For Students 9th - 10th
A lecture on the great thinkers of Greece: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
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Bernard Suzanne: Plato and His Dialogues: Heracles (Hercules)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an extensive, scholarly retelling of the stories of Heracles and of the legends that surround him, including descriptions of his twelve labors and the geographical locations corresponding to the myths.
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Boston University

Boston University: St. Mary's University: Plato's Moral Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
St. Mary's University provides an essay that argues that Plato's psychology was distinctively defined by his ethical orientations and the necessities of his theory of justice.
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Playdough to Plato: First Grade Stem Activities

For Teachers K - 1st
This blog contains challenging STEM activities you can use to build confidence and take your teaching to the next level. Included are science, math, technology, and engineering activities.
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Greek Science: Early Cosmology

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the evolution of ideas about the cosmos, from the Magic Cosmology of the Neolithic age to the stage of Mythical Cosmology, to the Geometric Cosmology of the ancient Greeks. The third stage advocated a rational approach to...
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Scholarly Definitions of Rhetoric

For Students 9th - 10th
This is collection of scholars' definitions of rhetoric; these include Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Francis Bacon, Henry Ward Beecher and many more.
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Hanover College

Hanover College: Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, Fragments and Commentary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive collection of references to Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism, found in the philosophical writings of Plato, Aristotle, and others.
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Yale University

Yale University: Open Yale Courses: Introduction to Political Philosophy

For Students 9th - 10th
Introductory university-level course in Western political thought and thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Tocqueville. Access the full course, in twenty four lectures, in either audio or video formats....
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Bernard Suzanne: Plato & His Dialogues: Central Greece & Peloponnese Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed map of the Peloponnese Peninsula and Central Greece includes links to information about particular locations when you click on their name. Great resource.
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University of St Andrews: Plato

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews site offers a very short biography of Plato as well as links to additional information such as pictures, quotations, larger biographies, and some of his works.
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A View on Cities: Athens: Statue of Plato

For Students 9th - 10th
Statue of Plato, Academy (Athens)
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bust of Plato

For Students 9th - 10th
Plato was born in Athens in 429 B.C., the year in which Pericles died. His first literary attempts were in poetry; but his attention was soon turned to philosophy, by the teaching of Socrates, whose lectures he began to frequent at about...
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Ted: Ted Ed: Music and Creativity in Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports and even astronomy. In fact, music was so important to Greek philosopher Plato...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Plato

For Students 9th - 10th
Plato was a Classical Greek philosopher, who, together with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy. Plato was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Plato

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustration of Plato, a Classical Greek philosopher, who, together with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy. Plato was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical...
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Explorable: Ancient Astronomy, Science and the Ancient Greeks

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the influences of other cultures on ancient Greek astronomers, and the advances made by the Greeks. It highlights major astronomers and those who contributed important ideas from the 6th to the 2nd centuries BC, including...
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Routledge: Philosophy for a Level: Authority and Legitimacy [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the distinctions between power, authority, and legitimacy. It then looks at the relationship of legitimacy to a government, what obligations people have to obey a government, and what Plato's thinking was on this subject. The...

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