Platon o starości i ludziach starych

Abstract

The article presents Plato’s views on topic of the old age and aged people. There were talked the following topics over: (1) Plato’s terminology of the old age on the background of vocabulary arisen to first half of fourth age; (2) periodization of older age presented in Laws; (3) theory on topic of the aging presented in Timaeus; (4) how mean should lives through his own old age – for example the old man Cephalus; (5) view on topic of the elderly’s role in society; (6) laws of the elderly and project of social care in vision of ideal state. There was said in conclusion, that Plato was only one ancient author, who extensi­vely appeared the problems of old age as well, but philosophical anthropology was that things, which joined different voices in cohesive theory.

Keywords

• Platon
• ludzie starzy