Plato
Plato
Philosophical profile and overview
- Era
- Plato was born around 428/427 B.C and he died about 347 B.C. His teachings and works form a significant part of the Classical Greek era.
- Philosophical Focus
- Plato's philosophical focus was wide-ranging, but his central themes included the theory of forms (abstract entities that exist independently of physical objects), virtue ethics, political philosophy (he is best known for his work, 'The Republic') and epistemology (theory of knowledge).
- About
- Plato was a renowned philosopher and the student of Socrates. Born into a prominent Athenian family, Plato explored an array of topics from justice and beauty to politics and love. He founded the Academy in Athens, history's first institution of higher learning, and was instrumental in shaping early Western philosophy.
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