Plato

Born

in Athens, Greece

February 20, 0428

Died

April 13, 0348

Website

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato/

Genre

Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ethics

Influences

Socrates, Pythagoras, Parmenides, Aristippus ...more

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(Greek: Πλάτων) (Arabic: أفلاطون) (Alternate Spelling: Platon, Platón, Platone)
Plato is a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.

Plato is one of the most important Western philosophers, exerting influence on virtually every figure in philosophy after him. His dialogue The Republic is known as the first comprehensive work on political philosophy. Plato also contributed foundationally to ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology. His student, Aristotle, is al ...more

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	The Republic 3.94 avg rating — 174,216 ratings — published -380 — 2114 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 4.06 avg rating — 43,593 ratings — published -380 — 879 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 (Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo by Plato, G.M.A. Grube (Translator), John M. Cooper (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 33,456 ratings — published -400 — 207 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 — 37,458 ratings — published -399 — 930 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
	Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo by Plato, G.M.A. Grube (Translator), John M. Cooper (Editor) 4.14 avg rating — 17,545 ratings — published -385 — 62 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), Benjamin Jowett (Translator) 4.36 avg rating — 9,706 ratings — published -347 — 7 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 by Plato, Walter Hamilton (Translator), Chris Emlyn-Jones (Commentary) 3.95 avg rating — 10,067 ratings — published -380 — 465 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) 4.05 avg rating — 10,382 ratings — published -380 — 550 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
	Meno by Plato, G.M.A. Grube (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 6,997 ratings — published -386 — 271 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
	Euthyphro by Plato, Chris Emlyn-Jones 3.93 avg rating — 6,710 ratings — published -399 — 200 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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Quotes by Plato

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
― Plato

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“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.”
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“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.”
― Plato

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