Educational uses of the PLATO computer system.

Paradox and Relativism

Since the time of Plato, relativism has been attacked as a self-refuting theory. Today, there are two basic kinds of argument that are used to show that global relativism is logically incoherent: first, a direct descendent of the argument Plato uses against Protagoras, called the peritrope; and, second, a more recent argument that relativism leads to an infinite regress. Although some relativis...

Homer Richards Warner, 1922–2012

Homer, the ancient Greek poet (8th or 7th century BC) was the reator of the Iliad, an epic poem of dactylic hexameters that tells s the history of the Trojan, and also – as a kind of sequel – the dyssey that tells us about the hero Odysseus’ journey home after he fall of Troy in dactylic hexameters. Homer Richards Warner (1922–2012), the US-American cardilogist was the creator of ILIAD and ODYS...

Interfacing an Illinois plasma terminal to the ARPANET

The PLATO IV System based at the University of Illinois at Urbana is a highly sophisticated and very powerful approach to Computer Aided Instruction. The PLATO IV system makes use of a plasma display terminal that is a unique device with capabilities not presently found on computer terminals. A number of ARPA supported projects intend to use the plasma terminal on local connection to computer r...

A Computational Market Model Based on Individual Action

There has been much recent interest in studying the implications of economic behavior by simulating markets. For example, the group at the University of Arizona used the PLATO computer network to conduct laboratory experiments with double auctions using human participants. More recent results from a double auction tournament with computer trading programs is reported by Rust et. al. Smith gives...

Effectiveness of PLATO in Improving Reading Skills