Platonic philosopher

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• Philosopher king — Philosopher kings are the hypothetical rulers, or Guardians, of Plato s Utopian Kallipolis. If his ideal city state is to ever come into being, philosophers [must] become kings…or those now called kings [must] …genuinely and adequately… …   Wikipedia

• Platonic —    , PLATONIC LOVE    Platonic love, from the Latin armor Platonicus, is nonphysical attraction between a man and a woman, sometimes called platonic friendship. This notion of friendship is loosely derived from views stated in Plato s Symposium,… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• Platonic realism — is a philosophical term usually used to refer to the idea of realism regarding the existence of universals after the Greek philosopher Plato who lived between c. 427 ndash;c. 347 BC, student of Socrates, and the teacher of Aristotle. As… …   Wikipedia

• Platonic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato (c.429 c.347 BC) or his ideas. 2) (platonic) (of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not sexual. DERIVATIVES platonically adverb …   English terms dictionary

• Platonic — (adj.) 1530s, of or pertaining to Gk. philosopher Plato (429 B.C.E. c.347 B.C.E.). The name is Gk. Platon, properly broad shouldered (from platys broad; see PLACE (Cf. place) (n.)). His original name was Aristocles. The meaning love free of… …   Etymology dictionary

• Platonic solid — In geometry, a Platonic solid is a convex polyhedron that is regular, in the sense of a regular polygon. Specifically, the faces of a Platonic solid are congruent regular polygons, with the same number of faces meeting at each vertex; thus, all… …   Wikipedia

• platonic — [[t]plətɒ̱nɪk[/t]] (The spelling Platonic is also used for meaning 2.) 1) ADJ GRADED Platonic relationships or feelings of affection do not involve sex. She values the platonic friendship she has had with Chris for ten years. Ant: sexual 2) ADJ:… …   English dictionary

• Platonic solid — Geom. one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron. [1950 55] * * * also known as regular polyhedron Geometric solid all of whose faces are identical regular polygons and all of whose… …   Universalium

• Platonic — adjective Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies. See Also: Plato, Platonically, Platonism, Platonist, Platonistic, Platonic body, Platonic hydrocarbon, Platonic solid …   Wiktionary

• Platonic — adj. 1 of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato (d. 347 BC) or his ideas. 2 (platonic) (of love or friendship) purely spiritual, not sexual. 3 (platonic) confined to words or theory; not leading to action; harmless. Phrases and idioms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• platonic — adj. 1 of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato (d. 347 BC) or his ideas. 2 (platonic) (of love or friendship) purely spiritual, not sexual. 3 (platonic) confined to words or theory; not leading to action; harmless. Phrases and idioms:… …   Useful english dictionary