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Plato: the influential philosopher
Plato was originally named Aristocles (not to be confused with Aristotle). Plato was born in Athens around May 21 in 428 or 427 B.C.
Plato was a student and follower of Socrates. It is through Plato that we are most familiar with Socrates' philosophy. Plato wrote dialogues in which his teacher took part, usually asking leading questions - known as the Socratic method.
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Plato the idealist
Many consider Plato as the most important philosopher who ever lived. He is known as the father of idealism. His ideas were elitist, with the philosopher king the ideal ruler.
- Apology is Plato's version of Socrates trial and Phaedo is his version of the death of Soc...
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Plato's legacy
In the Middle Ages, Plato was known through Latin translations of Arabic translations. In the Renaissance - when Greek became more familiar - far more scholars studied Plato. Plato had an impact on math, science, morals, and political theory.
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- Born in Athens in 428 B.C.E, Plato was the world's first true and probably the greatest philosopher.
- He devoted his life to one goal: helping people to reach a state of what he termed: Eudaimonia or fulfillment.
- He wrote 36 dialogues: beautifully crafted scripts of imaginar...
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