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- Greek philosopher noted for his many written dialogues in which his mentor Socrates appears as the central character. The best known of these, The Republic, expounds Plato's idealist philosophy and describes a hypothetical utopian state ruled by thinkers. He taught and wrote for much his life at the Academy, which he founded near Athens around 386.
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- proper noun
Greek philosopher , 427-347 BC, follower ofSocrates . - proper noun A male
given name .
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- noun ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
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Socrates is similar to Plato by the very fact that Socrates is white and Plato is white ¦ Yet, despite this, the intellect can express these many absolute things by means of concepts in diverse ways: in one way, by means of an absolute concept, as when one says simply ˜Socrates is white™ or ˜Plato is white™; in a second way, by means of a relative concept, as when one says ˜Socrates is similar to Plato with respect to whiteness™.
Medieval Theories of Relations Brower, Jeffrey 2009
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Judged solely in terms of his philosophical influence, only Plato is his peer: Aristotle's works shaped centuries of philosophy from Late Antiquity through the Renaissance, and even today continue to be studied with keen, non-antiquarian interest.
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Plato is the funniest, best writer I ever read: and he lived 2500 years ago.
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(I assume for the moment a Theory of Ideas in Plato, tho that is by no means uncontroversial.)
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Plato is definitely easier to understand than Aristotle – at least the one work by Aristotle that I read.
Archive 2009-05-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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One solution, that might be traced to the expression "philosopher-king" associated with Plato, is to hand the reins of government to the best and the brightest.
Milton Friedman Day, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Though the greater part of Plato is entirely consonant with Socratic irony and skepticism.
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Is it only a shadow, like the shadows in Plato's cave?
Poem of the week: What mystery pervades a well! by Emily Dickinson Carol Rumens 2010
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That human faculty for discovering the truth was called synderesis by St. Paul, a term found also in Plato's Timaeus.
February 25th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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Plato is definitely easier to understand than Aristotle – at least the one work by Aristotle that I read.
Notes on Plato's Alcibiades Jonathan Aquino 2009
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