Adeimantus of Collytus
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Adeimantus of Collytus, son of Ariston of Athens, was the name of Plato's
eldest brother. Adeimantus plays an important part in The Republic and is briefly mentioned in The Apology
and the Parmenides. In The Republic, Adeimantus is noted for his concern for education, which is apparent from the moment he becomes involved in the philosophic discussion (beginning at 362d in Book II).
Adeimantus is also concerned with the happiness of the guardians in the ideal city (see, e.g., 419a in Book IV). He questions whether or not they would be living a good life with little or no personal property. Consequently, Adeimantus is often associated with greed or love for money in interpretations of the dialogue. On the whole, Adeimantus comes across as more cautious, more sober-minded, and less creative than his brother Glaucon, Socrates' other major interlocutor in the last nine books of The Republic.
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Plato , was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the...
eldest brother. Adeimantus plays an important part in The Republic and is briefly mentioned in The Apology
Apology (Plato)
The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully defended himself in 399 BC against the charges of "corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel"...
and the Parmenides. In The Republic, Adeimantus is noted for his concern for education, which is apparent from the moment he becomes involved in the philosophic discussion (beginning at 362d in Book II).
Adeimantus is also concerned with the happiness of the guardians in the ideal city (see, e.g., 419a in Book IV). He questions whether or not they would be living a good life with little or no personal property. Consequently, Adeimantus is often associated with greed or love for money in interpretations of the dialogue. On the whole, Adeimantus comes across as more cautious, more sober-minded, and less creative than his brother Glaucon, Socrates' other major interlocutor in the last nine books of The Republic.