Plato

Biography

• c. 427 BCE - c. 347 BCE
• Athens, Greece
• Epistemologist, metaphysician
• Plato was a Greek philosopher who was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. He is considered one of the founders of Western philosophy and is best known for his contributions to the field of metaphysics and epistemology. Plato was also a mathematician and wrote several dialogues, including "The Republic" and "The Symposium," which are considered some of the most important works in the history of philosophy. He founded the Academy in Athens, which was one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world.

Highlight

• Plato is known for his concept of the "Forms," which he believed were the ultimate reality behind the physical world. He also believed in the existence of an eternal soul and the concept of an ideal society.

Related Figures

• Socrates Plato was a student of Socrates and was heavily influenced by his teachings.
• Aristotle Plato was the teacher of Aristotle, who went on to become one of the most influential philosophers in history.

Books

• "The Republic"
• "The Symposium"
• "The Apology"
• "The Phaedo"
• "The Meno"

Concepts

• Forms
• Ideal society
• Immortality of the soul

Reference

• Plato. (n.d.). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Plato
• Plato. (n.d.). In Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved from https://plato.stanford.edu/