Plato (/ ˈpleɪtoʊ / PLAY-toe; Greek: Πλάτων, Plátōn; born c. 428–423 BC, died 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker …

Jul 8, 2025 · Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher who produced works of unparalleled influence.

Mar 20, 2004 · Plato (429?–347 B.C.E.) is, by any reckoning, one of the most dazzling writers in the Western literary tradition and one of the most penetrating, wide-ranging, and influential …

Aug 9, 2023 · Ancient Greek philosopher Plato founded the Academy and is the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence in Western thought.

Nov 9, 2009 · Plato’s recurring fascination was the distinction between ideal forms and everyday experience, and how it played out both for individuals and for societies.

Plato (427—347 B.C.E.) Plato is one of the world’s best known and most widely read and studied philosophers. He was the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, and he wrote in the …

Plato (c. 428 B.C.E. – c. 348 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and is perhaps the most famous and influential thinker in the history of Western thought. He was a student of Socrates and a …

Plato , (born 428/427, Athens, Greece—died 348/347 bc, Athens), Greek philosopher, who with his teacher Socrates and his student Aristotle laid the philosophical foundations of Western …

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May 12, 2025 · Plato learned from Socrates and shared his teacher's ideas through dialogues and the Socratic method. He introduced ideas like philosopher kings, love, Atlantis, and the famous …