Plato
Plato ( ; Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (Ἀριστοκλῆς; – 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, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, although much of what is known about them is derived from Plato himself.|Brickhouse & Smith.}}Along with his teacher Socrates, and Aristotle, his student, Plato is a central figure in the history of Western philosophy.a rigorous and systematic examination of ethical, political, metaphysical, and epistemological issues, armed with a distinctive methodcan be called his invention."}} Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 yearsunlike that of nearly all of his contemporaries. Although their popularity has fluctuated, they have consistently been read and studied through the ages. Through Neoplatonism, he also greatly influenced both Christian and Islamic philosophy. In modern times, Alfred North Whitehead famously said: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato." Provided by Wikipedia
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by Plato
Published 1792
Published 1792
printed for Edward Jeffery, Opposite Cariton House, Pall-Mall; R. Faulder, New Bond-Street; J. Cook, Oxford; and T. and J. Merrill, Cambridge
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by Plato
Published 1759
Published 1759
printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by J. Nourse, in The Strand; W. Sandby, over-against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-Street; and R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall
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by Plato
Published 1749
Published 1749
printed for R. Ware, J. and P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman, C. Hitch, J. Hodges, S. Austen, C. Corbet, J. and J. Rivington, and J. Ward
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by Plato
Published 1768
Published 1768
printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark; and sold by W. Sandby, in Fleet-Street; and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall
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by Plato
Published 1719
Published 1719
printed for A. Bell, J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, J. Pemberton, J. Hooke, C. Rivington, R. Cruttenden, T. Cox, J. Battley, F. Clay, and E. Symon
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by Plato
Published 1759
Published 1759
printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by W. Sandby in Fleet-Street; and by R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall
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Published 1761
Published 1761
Printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by W. Sandby, in Fleet-Street; and R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall
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by Plato
Published 1761
Published 1761
Printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by W. Sandby, in Fleet-Street; and R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall