Plato's Philosophy on Education

Plato Reflection
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Plato Reflection
As a student of Socrates, Plato's opinion on education was shaped by him. According to Plato, education teaches one how to love and seek the truth then later apply it in real life. In essence, knowledge was meant to order our lives. Plato believed that philosophical minds are attracted to the knowledge that draws them to reality. A philosopher has a desire to learn and never has enough of it hence strives for more. It is no doubt the reason why the early reformers always kept studying and inculcating Plato's philosophy. Plato's philosophy of education encourages the love for truth and less tolerance for falsehood. Plato's The Republic that has inspired several educators ends by pointing out that the capacity of learning already exists in each one of us. This paper discusses Plato's philosophy of education based on his The Republic and relates it to some of the current debates on education.
Plato posits that all humans can already learn and need not to be taught on this (Republic IV, 333). He says that conversation is the first step before perceiving truth. I find this idea true, considering no one ever gets to know something is true without first hearing about it from someone else. When Plato states that it is the duty of those who have experienced truth to free others, I realize that I should account for every truth. I agree that knowledge and truth should benefit the community by applying education in our real-life situations.
For someone who believed that women ought to be educated, Plato stated in the Republic Book V that, "If then, we are to use the women for the same things as the men, we must also teach them the same things" (Plato et al., 2001, 435). The question of women's education dates back. It ought to be a pr...