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| Plato (c. 428-348 BC), ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the Platonic Academy in Athens. His major works include The Republic (Πολιτεία), The Symposium (Συμπόσιον), The Apology (Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους), The Phaedo (Φαίδων), and The Meno (Μενέξενος). He mainly worked on ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, political philosophy, and cosmology.
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| The Good: The word "good" can have many different applications, but in general it refers to something that is morally right, ethical, or beneficial. It can also be used to describe something that is pleasant, desirable, or enjoyable. Philosophy is particularly concerned with the difficulties of defining the good. See also Definitions, Definability._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
| Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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| Aristotle | Good | Aristotle | |
| Augustine | Good | Augustine | |
| Benjamin, Walter | Good | Benjamin | |
| Geach, Peter | Good | Geach | |
| Hegel, G.W.F. | Good | Hegel | |
| Hobbes, Thomas | Good | Hobbes | |
| Hungerland, Isabel C. | Good | Hungerland | |
| Jonas, Hans | Good | Jonas | |
| Kant, Immanuel | Good | Kant | |
| Kierkegaard, Sören | Good | Kierkegaard | |
| Moore, George Edward | Good | Moore | |
| Nietzsche, Friedrich | Good | Nietzsche | |
| Nussbaum, Martha | Good | Nussbaum | |
| Plato | Good | Plato | |
| Putnam, Hilary | Good | Putnam | |
| Quine, W.V.O. | Good | Quine | |
| Rawls, John | Good | Rawls | |
| Sandel, Michael | Good | Sandel | |
| Sidgwick, Henry | Good | Sidgwick | |
| Socrates | Good | Socrates | |
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