Plato - Wikipedia Plato's most famous contribution is his Theory of Forms (or Ideas), which aims to solve what is now known as the problem of universals He was influenced by the pre-Socratic thinkers Pythagoras, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, although much of what is known about them is derived from Plato himself
Plato (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Plato (429?–347 B C E ) is, by any reckoning, one of the most dazzling writers in the Western literary tradition and one of the most penetrating, wide-ranging, and influential authors in the history of philosophy
Plato | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Plato’s middle to later works, including his most famous work, the Republic, are generally regarded as providing Plato’s own philosophy, where the main character in effect speaks for Plato himself
Plato - World History Encyclopedia Plato (l 424 423 to 348 347 BCE) is the pre-eminent Greek philosopher, known for his Dialogues and for founding his Academy in Athens, traditionally considered
Plato (427-348 BC) - Philosophy A Level Plato’s dialogues and teachings are foundational to Western philosophy and have influenced a wide range of subjects, from metaphysics to ethics to political theory
Plato - Life, Philosophy Quotes | HISTORY Following Socrates’ forced suicide, Plato spent 12 years traveling in southern Italy, Sicily and Egypt, studying with other philosophers including followers of the mystic mathematician
Plato - Wikibooks, open books for an open world Plato is regarded by many to be one of the West’s greatest ancient philosophers The student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, he wrote many books in his life time and here you will find a brief summary of his works