(427?@347 b.c.) Greek
philosopher and educator. Born in
Athens, Plato was a
student of
Socrates. In ca. 387 b.c., he founded a
school of
philosophy known as the
Academy which became the first university known in
history.
Greek
philosopher (437?@347 B.C.). In 407 B.C. he became a pupil and friend of
Socrates. He founded, around 387 B.C., near
Athens, the most influential
school of the ancient
world, the
Academy, where he taught until his
death. His most famous pupil there was
Aristotle. See also
Aristotle;
Socrates in this glossary.
(427 - 347 b.c.) Greek
philosopher and educator, born in
Athens. In 387 b.c., he founded a
school of
philosophy known as the
Academy which became the first university known in
history. One of his essays covered the
subject of
individual ethics and the question "What is the human good?"
(427 - 347 b.c.) Greek
philosopher and educator, born in
Athens. In 387 b.c., he founded a
school of
philosophy known as the
Academy which became the first university known in
history. One of his essays covered the
subject of
individual ethics and the question "What is the human good?" His
philosophy later had a tremendous
effect on
Christianity. During the a.d. 200s in
Rome,
Plotinus (205? - 270?, Greek
philosopher)
developed a
philosophy based on Plato's
thought. This new version of Plato's
philosophy known as Neoplatonism had
impact on
Christianity up to and during the
Middle Ages. Plato remained influential until the 1200s and was again revived during the
Renaissance.
(c. 427 - 347 b.c.), Greek
philosopher and educator, born in
Athens. In 387 b.c., founded a
school of
philosophy known as the
Academy which became the first university known in
history. One of his essays covered the
subject of
individual ethics and the question "What is the human good?"
(ca 427 - 347 b.c.), Greek
philosopher and educator, born in
Athens. In 387 b.c., founded a
school of
philosophy known as the
Academy which became the first university known in
history. One of his essays covered the
subject of
individual ethics and the question "What is the human good?"
(ca. 427 - 347 b.c.) Greek
philosopher and educator, born in
Athens. In 387 b.c., founded a
school of
philosophy known as the
Academy which became the first university known in
history. One of his essays covered the
subject of
individual ethics and the question "What is the human good?"
(ca. 427 - 347 b.c.) Greek
philosopher and educator, born in
Athens. In 387 b.c., founded a
school of
philosophy known as the
Academy which became the first university known in
history.
(ca. 427 - 347 b.c.), Greek
philosopher and educator, born in
Athens. In 387 b.c., founded a
school of
philosophy known as the
Academy which became the first university known in
history.
(ca. 427 - 347 b.c.) Greek
philosopher and educator, born in
Athens. In 387 b.c. he founded a
school of
philosophy known as the
Academy which became the first university known in
history. One of his essays covered the
subject of
individual ethics and the question "What is the human good?" Plato was an idealist who believed that one had to isolate oneself from
life in an
ivory tower in
order to figure
life out.
(ca 427 - 347 b.c.) Greek
philosopher and educator.