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  • NAME: Plato
  • BIRTH DATE: c. 428 BCE
  • DEATH DATE: c. 347 BCE
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Athens, Greece
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Athens, Greece

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Ancient Greek philosopher Plato founded the Academy and is the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence.


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Ancient Greek philosopher Plato was the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. His writings explored justice, beauty, and equality, and also contained discussions in aesthetics, political philosophy, theology, cosmology, epistemology, and the philosophy of language. Plato was the founder of the Academy in Athens, one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world.

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