Plato

Roman copy of a portrait [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] {{circa|370 BC}} Plato ( ; Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (Ἀριστοκλῆς; – 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, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, although much of what is known about them is derived from Plato himself.|Brickhouse & Smith.}}

Along with his teacher Socrates, and Aristotle, his student, Plato is a central figure in the history of philosophy.a rigorous and systematic examination of ethical, political, metaphysical, and epistemological issues, armed with a distinctive methodcan be called his invention."}} Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 yearsunlike that of nearly all of his contemporaries. Although their popularity has fluctuated, they have consistently been read and studied through the ages. Through Neoplatonism, he also greatly influenced both Christian and Islamic philosophy. In modern times, Alfred North Whitehead famously said: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato." Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. 1
    by Plato
    Published 1975
    Cambridge, Mass. : London : Harvard University Press ; Heinemann, 1975.
    xxii, 535 p. ; 17 cm.
  2. 2
    by Plato
    Published 2003
    Oxford : Clarendon Press, c2003.
    xxiii, 428 p. ; 20 cm.
  3. 3
    by Plato
    Published 1963
    Firenze, Sansoni, [1963]
    xxiv, 37 p., 20 cm.
  4. 4
    by Plato
    Published 1999
    Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
    xv, 360 p. ; 23 cm.
  5. 5
    by Plato
    Published 1921
    Bhāvanagara : Mumbaī : Gujarātī Sāhitya Bhaṇḍoḷa ; Maḷavānuṃ ṭhekōṇuṃ Ena. Ema. Tripāṭhīnī Kampanī, 1921.
    1 online resource (vi, 176 pages)
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
  6. 6
    by Plato
    Published 1977
    Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1977.
    480 p. ; 18 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Plato...
  7. 7
    by Plato
    Published 1875
    Lipsiae : [Teubner] 1875-1904.
    14 v. ; 17 cm.
  8. 8
    by Plato
    Published 1930
    London, New York, W. Heinemann ; G.P. Putnam's 1930-46.
    2 v., 17 cm.
  9. 9
    by Plato
    Published 1871
    London : Whittaker, 1871.
    xx, 201 p. ; 23 cm.
  10. 10
    by Plato
    Published 1942
    Dihlī : Anjuman Taraqqī-yi Urdū, Hind, 1942.
    xxvi, 475 p. ; 22 cm.
  11. 11
    by Plato
    Published 1836
    Londini, Gothae et Erfordiae, 1836-60.
    10 v. in 9, 21 cm.
  12. 12
    by Plato
    Published 1932
    Aurangābād : Anjuman Taraqqī-yi Urdfu, 1932.
    xxviii, 640 p. ; 22 cm.
  13. 13
    by Plato
    Published 1894
    London, Macmillan, 1894.
    xlviii, 169 p., 23 cm.
  14. 14
    by Plato
    Published 1484
    Impressum Florentie [Florence] : Per Laurentiu[m] Venetu[m], [1484 or 1485]
    [566] leaves.
    Other Authors: ...Plato...
  15. 15
    by Plato
    Published 1941
    Bari, G. Laterza & figli, 1941.
    156, [2] p. 21 cm.
  16. 16
    by Plato
    Published 1935
    Ḥaidarābād : Jāmiʻah ʻUs̲māniyah, 1935.
    iv, 512, [4] p. ; 24 cm.
  17. 17
    by Plato
    Published 1888
    Boston : Ginn, 1888.
    iv, 204 p. ; 21 cm.
  18. 18
    by Plato
    Published 1937
    Amadāvāda : Gujarāta Varnākyulara Sosāīṭī, 1937.
    2 volumes in 1 : illustrations ; 19 cm.
  19. 19
    by Plato
    Published 1937
    Amadāvāda : Gujarāta Varnākyulara Sosāīṭī, 1937.
    1 online resource (2 volumes in 1) : illustrations.
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
  20. 20
    by Plato
    Published 1913
    [Jaffa] : Hotsaʼat Yafet, 5674 [1913 or 1914]
    113 p. ; 18 cm.

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