History of Plato

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Plato (about 427 BC - about 347 BC) was an Greek philosopher; a student of Socrates, a teacher of Aristotle. His most famous work is The Republic.

Plato (born in Athens about 427 BC - about 347 BC) a classical Greek philosopher; a student of Socrates, a teacher of Aristotle. His most famous work is The Republic.

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Plato was decendend from a moderately well off family. His ancestor, Glaucon, was one of the most well known members of the Athenian aristocracy.

Plato was decendend from a moderately well off family. His ancestor, Glaucon, was one of the most well known members of the Athenian aristocracy. Plato was deeply influenced by the Pythagoreans, whose notions of numerical harmony have clear echos in Plato's notion of The Forms. See Platonic realism (actually, there should be a section of the Plato article that explains about Platonic realism). there should be a whole section on the dialogue form

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Plato was deeply influenced by the Pythagoreans, whose notions of numerical harmony have clear echos in Plato's notion of The Forms.