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Plato

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Athens, Greece

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Plato (Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (c. 427 – 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, H ...more

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	The Republic 3.97 avg rating — 231,260 ratings — published -400 — 1105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Symposium 4.09 avg rating — 94,138 ratings — published -380 — 1469 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apology by Plato, James J. Helm (Editor) 4.19 avg rating — 70,197 ratings — published -399 — 581 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato, John M. Cooper, G.M.A. Grube (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 47,132 ratings — published -400 — 432 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo by Plato, G.M.A. Grube (Translator), John M. Cooper (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 24,841 ratings — published -385 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phaedo by Plato, David Gallop (Translator ), R.D. Archer-Hind (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 17,115 ratings — published -380 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gorgias 3.94 avg rating — 15,204 ratings — published -380 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plato: Complete Works by Plato, John M. Cooper (Editor), D.S. Hutchinson (Editor, Translator) 4.38 avg rating — 12,159 ratings — published -347 — 119 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crito 3.92 avg rating — 11,932 ratings — published -385 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phaedrus 3.96 avg rating — 11,753 ratings — published -370 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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