Question

Plato vs. Socrates ; what was their main difference in thought ?

Answer 1

Socrates was noted for his dedication to careful reasoning. He sought genuine knowledge rather than mere victory over an opponent. He employed the same logical tricks developed by the Sophists to a new purpose, the pursuit of TRUTH. His willingness to call everything into question and his determination to accept nothing less than an adequate account of the nature of things, make him the first of critical philosophy. Now Socrates was well known in his time for his conversational skills and his teachings, and he never wrote anything like in books or journals or diaries so we are dependent through his pupils/students on what he taught.
Now Aristotle's aim was to develop a "Universal method" of reasoning by means of which it would be possible to learn everything there is to know about reality.Aristotle tried to justify the entire enterprise by grounding it all in "An abstract study of being qua being". He defended his own vision of ultimate reality. Aristotle was known as the most notable product of the educational program devised by Plato.
Now Plato was a student of Socrates. When Socrates died, Plato traveled to Egypt and Italy studied with other students of Pythagoras, then eventually returned to Athens and started his own Philosophy Academy where he taught the heritage of Socrates but also to guide their progress through mathematical learning to the achievement of abstract philosophical truth. So to break this down, Socrates believed in the absolute truth, where Aristotle believed in the truth of reality and Plato believed in the mathematical learning of the philosophical truth

Answer 2

thankyouuuu !@ghadadod but when it comes to the study of law; Socrates was know to be a firm believer that all citizens should be punished equally, and that law is supreme. What was Plato's take on law at the time?

Answer 3

@ghadadod

Answer 4

he believed that the rule of law should be divided into three specific subdivisions including rulers, soldiers, and the people

Answer 5

Thankyou :)