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Plato

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Athens, Greece

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Plato (Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (c. 427 – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism.
Plato's most famous contribution is the theory of forms (or ideas), which has been interpreted as advancing a solution to what is now known as the problem of universals. He was decisively influenced by the pre-Socratic thinkers Pythagoras, H ...more

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	The Republic 3.97 avg rating — 229,480 ratings — published -400 — 3229 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Symposium 4.09 avg rating — 92,724 ratings — published -380 — 1462 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apology by Plato, James J. Helm (Editor) 4.19 avg rating — 69,227 ratings — published -399 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato, John M. Cooper, G.M.A. Grube (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 46,744 ratings — published -400	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo by Plato, G.M.A. Grube (Translator), John M. Cooper (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 24,645 ratings — published -385 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phaedo by Plato, David Gallop (Translator ), R.D. Archer-Hind (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 16,923 ratings — published -380 — 1027 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gorgias 3.94 avg rating — 15,028 ratings — published -380 — 917 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plato: Complete Works by Plato, John M. Cooper (Editor), D.S. Hutchinson (Editor, Translator) 4.37 avg rating — 12,112 ratings — published -347 — 119 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crito 3.92 avg rating — 11,785 ratings — published -385 — 249 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phaedrus 3.96 avg rating — 11,625 ratings — published -370 — 553 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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