Plato

(noun)

The student of Socrates and author of The Republic. A philosopher and mathematician in classical Greece.

Related Terms

  • aporia
  • Socrates
  • allegory of the cave
  • Aristotle

Examples of Plato in the following topics:

  • Classical Greek Philosophy

    • The three most famous Classical Greek philosophers are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
    • Of these philosophers, the most famous are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
    • Plato was an Athenian of the generation after Socrates.
    • He eventually enrolled at Plato's Academy.
    • Aristotle is often portrayed as disagreeing with his teacher, Plato.
  • Education and Humanism

    • A painting symbolizing the liberal arts, depicting individuals representing the seven areas of liberal arts study, all circling around Plato and Socrates.
  • Scientific Advancements in the Classical Period

    • Unlike Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, these institutions were officially supported by the Ptolemies, although the extent of patronage could be precarious, depending on the policies of the current ruler.
  • Babylonian Culture

    • The Babylonian text Dialogue of Pessimism contains similarities to the agonistic thought of the sophists, the Heraclitean doctrine of contrasts, and the dialogs of Plato, as well as a precursor to the maieutic Socratic method of Socrates.
  • Machiavelli

    • In contrast with Plato and Aristotle, Machiavelli insisted that an imaginary ideal society is not a model by which a prince should orient himself.
  • Classical Greek Poetry and History

    • Additionally, it brings to the forefront themes of justice and suffering in a similar manner to the philosophical texts of Aristotle and Plato.
  • Arts and Sciences

    • By 1200 there were reasonably accurate Latin translations of the main works of Aristotle, Euclid, Ptolemy, Archimedes, and Galen—that is, all the intellectually crucial ancient authors except Plato.
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