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 1       V|       CHAPTER V. -- OPINIONS OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLE.~ ~But possibly
 2       V|      and finished philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. For these,
 3       V|      they too are ignorant. For Plato, with the air of one that
 4       V|       overthrows the opinion of Plato, saying that God does not
 5       V|     with this blasphemy against Plato, he further, for the sake
 6       V|     cites as a witness him whom Plato had banished from his republic
 7       V|        at three removes, for so Plato calls Homer; for he wrote: "
 8       V|        demolish the opinions of Plato; but when you promulgate
 9      VI|   FURTHER DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE.~ ~And that
10      VI|    learned from this. For while Plato says that there are three
11      VI|        matter. And again, while Plato says that the highest God
12      VI|         them concerning it. For Plato says that it is of three
13      VI|     parts, but only reason. And Plato loudly maintains that "the
14     VII|      VII. -- INCONSISTENCIES OF PLATO'S DOCTRINE.~ ~But in these
15     VII|        with their own opinions. Plato, at any rate, at one time
16     XII|     Socrates was the teacher of Plato, and Plato of Aristotle.
17     XII|       the teacher of Plato, and Plato of Aristotle. Now these
18     XII|     your first of philosophers, Plato, testifies that they were
19     XIV|  Athenians, and Pythagoras, and Plato, and some others, when they
20     XVI|  exceedingly remote Sibyl, whom Plato and Aristophanes, and others
21      XX|     CHAPTER XX. -- TESTIMONY OF PLATO.~ ~But Plato, though he
22      XX|       TESTIMONY OF PLATO.~ ~But Plato, though he accepted, as
23      XX|        the Athenians, and say, "Plato is doing harm, and making
24    XXII|      XXII. -- STUDIED AMBIGUITY PLATO.~ ~Plato accordingly having
25    XXII|      STUDIED AMBIGUITY PLATO.~ ~Plato accordingly having learned
26    XXII|    Moses said, "He who is," and Plato, "That which is." But either
27    XXII|       attend to this also, that Plato never names him the creator,
28    XXII|     although, in the opinion of Plato, there is considerable difference
29   XXIII|               CHAPTER XXIII. -- PLATO'S SELF-CONTRADICTION.~ ~
30   XXIII|        and mightier bond." Here Plato, through fear of the adherents
31   XXIII|  absolutely impossible? So that Plato seems to grant an empty
32   XXIII|     matter, which, according to Plato's opinion, is uncreated,
33   XXIII|   external necessity. Wherefore Plato himself, in consideration
34    XXIV|   CHAPTER XXIV. -- AGREEMENT OF PLATO AND HOMER.~ ~How, then,
35    XXIV|        HOMER.~ ~How, then, does Plato banish Homer from his republic,
36    XXIV|          as one can gather from Plato's saying, "gods of gods?"
37    XXIV|      have learnt in Egypt, like Plato, concerning the one God,
38    XXIV|     same participle employed by Plato to designate the really
39    XXIV|   existent God, concerning whom Plato said, "What that is which
40     XXV|                 CHAPTER XXV. -- PLATO'S KNOWLEDGE OF GOD'S ETERNITY.~ ~
41     XXV|     ETERNITY.~ ~How, then, does Plato blame Homer for saying that
42     XXV|     repentance. How, then, does Plato the philosopher condemn
43     XXV|     with a nod confirm'd.~ ~But Plato, as it seems, unwillingly
44     XXV|        and the future. For when Plato says, "and which never really
45     XXV|    writers. And therefore, when Plato wished, as it were, to interpret
46    XXVI|                CHAPTER XXVI. -- PLATO INDEBTED TO THE PROPHETS.~ ~
47    XXVI|      And let no one wonder that Plato should believe Moses regarding
48    XXVI|        mind of mortals.'~ ~This Plato wrote in the first book
49   XXVII|               CHAPTER XXVII. -- PLATO'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE JUDGEMENT.~ ~
50   XXVII|         reverse of these." Here Plato seems to me to have learnt
51   XXVII|          and feet and skin. But Plato, having fallen in with the
52  XXVIII|         WRITERS.~ ~And not only Plato, but Homer also, having
53    XXIX|      CHAPTER XXIX. -- ORIGIN OF PLATO'S DOCTRINE OF FORM.~ ~And
54    XXIX|         DOCTRINE OF FORM.~ ~And Plato, too, when he says that
55    XXIX|   showed to thee in the mount." Plato, then, reading these passages,
56     XXX|          These things Homer and Plato, having learned in Egypt
57    XXXI|       XXXI. -- FURTHER PROOF OF PLATO'S ACQUAINTANCE WITH SCRIPTURE.~ ~
58    XXXI| writings of the prophets, could Plato have derived the information
59    XXXI|     this idea, the magniloquent Plato shouts aloud with vast assurance, "
60    XXXI|         meditative insight. But Plato, not attending to the words
61   XXXII|               CHAPTER XXXII. -- PLATO'S DOCTRINE OF THE HEAVENLY
62   XXXII| announced under another name by Plato in the dialogue with Meno.
63   XXXII|          These things, I think, Plato having learned from the
64  XXXIII|              CHAPTER XXXIII. -- PLATO'S IDEA OF THE BEGINNING
65  XXXIII|        And from what source did Plato draw the information that
66  XXXIII|        time by one part of it), Plato names the day "time," lest,
67   XXXVI|      with greater accuracy than Plato -- declared that God did
68   XXXVI|      that God did not exist, as Plato said, in the fiery substance (
69   XXXVI|         substance (for this was Plato's doctrine) but in the fifth
70  XXXVII|         prophetess, and also by Plato in his Phaedrus. And Plato
71  XXXVII|      Plato in his Phaedrus. And Plato seems to me to have counted
72  XXXVII|    account, it is manifest that Plato had an eye to the prophecies
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