Plato
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Philosophy, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Greek philosopher{$I[g]Greece;Plato} Plato used the dialogue structure in order to pose fundamental questions about knowledge, reality, society, and human nature—questions that are still alive today. He developed his own positive philosophy, Platonism, in answer to these questions, a philosophy that has been one of the most influential thought-systems in the Western tradition.
Early Life
Plato (PLAY-toh) was originally named Aristocles but may have acquired the nickname Plato (“broad” or “wide” in Greek) on account of his...
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