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Philosopher
Plato
Famoose for
Writing the Republic and founding the Academy.
Justice and government · Love and desire
- Born
- Unknown
- Birthplace
- Ancient Greece; traditionally Athens
- Died
- Unknown
More people
Plato
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher whose dialogues examine knowledge, justice, love and political life.
Early life
Career
- Early 4th century BCE
Writing dialogues
Developed philosophy through imagined conversations.
- Around 387 BCE
Academy
Founded a school in Athens.
- Later career
Teaching and travel
Continued writing and made politically consequential visits to Sicily.
Selected dialogues
Justice and government
Examined a just city and the education of its rulers.
Love and desire
Presented contrasting speeches about love.
Death and the soul
Set philosophical discussion around Socrates’s final hours.
Legacy
Teaching legacy
Aristotle studied at the Academy.
Historical caution
Exact birth dates and some biographical stories remain uncertain.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ↗Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
