- Plato - Wikipedia
Plato's most famous contribution is his Theory of Forms (or Ideas), which aims to solve what is now known as the problem of universals He was influenced by the pre-Socratic thinkers Pythagoras, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, although much of what is known about them is derived from Plato himself
- Republic (Plato) - Wikipedia
Plato however had managed to grasp the ideas specific to his time: Plato is not the man to dabble in abstract theories and principles; his truth-loving mind has recognized and represented the truth of the world in which he lived, the truth of the one spirit that lived in him as in Greece itself
- Plato | Life, Philosophy, Works | Britannica
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher who produced works of unparalleled influence
- Plato - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plato is famous for developing the theory of forms This theory says that everything in our world is imperfect but corresponds to a perfect version of itself that exists in another realm
- Plato (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Like nearly everyone else who appears in Plato’s works, he is not an invention of Plato: there really was a Socrates just as there really was a Crito, a Gorgias, a Thrasymachus, and a Laches
- Plato - Wikipedia
Plato (Oudgrieks: Πλάτων, Plátōn; Athene, ca 427 v Chr – aldaar, 347 v Chr ) was een Grieks filosoof en schrijver Plato was een leerling van Socrates en leraar van Aristoteles Hij werd een van de invloedrijke denkers in de westerse filosofie en was de stichter van de Atheense Akademeia, het eerste instituut voor hoger onderwijs in het Westen Hij schreef dialogen over diverse
- Platos political philosophy - Wikipedia
To combat corruption, Plato's Socrates suggests that the rulers would live simply and communally Contrary to societal values at the time, Socrates suggests that sex should not be a factor in deciding who should rule, so women as well as men can rule
- Platonism - Wikipedia
Platonism was originally expressed in the dialogues of Plato, in which the figure of Socrates is used to expound certain doctrines, that may or may not be similar to the thought of the historical Socrates, Plato's master
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