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Plato’s Ethics

Plato’s Ethics
In his dialogues Greek philosopher Plato represented the ethical views of his teacher Socrates. According to Socrates and Plato, people will act in accordance with virtue so long as they know what constitutes virtuous action. Thus, knowledge is the key to ethical behavior.
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Transcendentalism; Political Theory; Renaissance; Philosophy, Western; Greek Philosophy; Ethics; Plato
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