Like Socrates, Plato was interested in ethics and epistemology, but he also made great strides in metaphysical pursuits. After the trial of Socrates, he became disinterested in politics and devoted his life to the study of philosophy. Socrates did not fear death, in fact he desired the wisdom that only God holds. Plato advocated in the immortality of the soul, he developed the Theory of Forms, simplified this theory states that being is immaterial and of greater value than the material (Kessler 447). Plato had a very similar view of politics as that of Socrates; however, it is difficult to be sure if these were really Socrates views or simply Plato talking through Socrates in his writings. The belief was that everyone in society had a role to play, and that lovers of wisdom, called philosopher kings, should be the rulers of such an ideal society
Like Socrates, Plato was interested in ethics and epistemology, but he also made great strides in metaphysical pursuits. After the trial of Socrates, he became disinterested in politics and devoted his life to the study of philosophy. Socrates did not fear death, in fact he desired the wisdom that only God holds. Plato advocated in the immortality of the soul, he developed the Theory of Forms, simplified this theory states that being is immaterial and of greater value than the material (Kessler 447). Plato had a very similar view of politics as that of Socrates; however, it is difficult to be sure if these were really Socrates views or simply Plato talking through Socrates in his writings. The belief was that everyone in society had a role to play, and that lovers of wisdom, called philosopher kings, should be the rulers of such an ideal society