Plat was a classical Greek philosopher, who together with his teacher, Socrates, and his student Aristoteles, helped to lay the philosophical foundations of western culture. He was also a mathematician and writer of philosophical dialogues of the Academy in Athens. Plat was originally a student of Socrates, and was influenced by his thinking, before his death.
The dialogues have since Plat is time been used to teach a range of subjects, including Philosophy, Logic, Rhetoric and Mathematics.
He was born in Athens or Aegina between 424 and 423 BC His father was Ariston. Plat's mother was Perictione, family of a relationship with the famous Athenian lawmaker and lyric poet solon. According to Diogenes Lateritious, the philosopher was named Aristocles after his grandfather, but his wrestling coach, Ariston of Argos, dubbed him "Platon", meaning "broad" on account of his robust figure.
sábado, 5 de abril de 2008
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