- Plato (c. 424-347 BCE) was a Greek Philosopher and Scientist who was born in Athens and founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Plato was a student of Socrates and Tutor to Aristotle.
Classical Greek Philosophy
- Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are the three pillars of Classical Greek Philosophy.
- Socrates wrote nothing as he believed in the oral tradition. We know of his thinking because Plato wrote it down as Dialogues with Socrates.
- Aristotle was Plato’s student, and is considered the Father of Western Philosophy.
Hellenistic Philosophy
- Two great opposing schools of logic emerged during the subsequent Hellenistic Period (323-31 BCE) known as Hellenistic Philosophy.
- Platonism, the Philosophy of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
- Stoicism, the philosophy of Zeno of Citium.
- Altogether 14 different schools of Philosophy emerged from Classical Greece.
Plato’s Works
- The Republic (c.375 BCE)
- One of the most influential works on Philosophy and Politics in the western world.
- Socratic Dialogues:
- Total of 29
- Plato’s Laws:
- 12 books (one of the Dialogues)
- The Trilogy:
- Timaeus, Critias and Hermocrates.
Plato Quotes
- ‘A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers’.
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