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Plato

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Plato

Plato 428/427 or 424/423 - 348/347 BCE) was a philosopher, as well as mathematician, in Classical Greece. He is considered an essential figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition, and he founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his teacher Socrates and his most famous student, Aristotle, Plato laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Alfred North Whitehead once noted: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato." Plato's dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects, including philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, religion and mathematics. His lasting themes include Platonic love, the theory of forms, the five regimes, and innate knowledge, among others. His theory of forms launched a unique perspective on abstract objects, and led to a school of thought called Platonism. Plato's writings have been published in several fashions; this has led to several conventions regarding the naming and referencing of Plato's texts.

Wednesday Jun 30, 2021

Plato: The price

The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

Monday May 31, 2021

Plato: Take good decisions!

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

Friday Apr 2, 2021

Plato: In politics

In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one.

Thursday Aug 24, 2017

Plato: An hour of play

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.

Friday Apr 21, 2017

Plato: How to train a child

Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.