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Platonism

  • Plato (427-347 B.C.) is the first of the central figures of ancient philosophy and he is the earliest author whose work we can read in considerable quantities. 
  • He has written about nearly all major philosophical issues and is probably most famous for his theory of universals and for his political teachings.
  • In Athens, he established a school – the Academy – at the beginning of the fourth century B.C., which remained open until 83 A.D. 

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