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Plato was a philosopher during the Classical
period in Ancient Greece originally from Athens,
a creator of the earliest institution of higher
education in the West – the Academy, an
initiator of the Platonist academy of thought.
Together with his educator Socrates and the
most prominent scholar Aristotle, Plato is
acknowledged to be the central personality
in the world of Ancient Greek and Western
philosophy.
Plato was one of the creators of Western religion
and spirituality he was the creator of the
written dialogue and dialectic forms in the
field of philosophy as well.
His name also appears when talking about the
political philosophy of the West because he
was the creator of this theory.
His most prominent contribution bears his
name and is called Platonism, the philosophy
of forms acknowledged by pure reason to bring
a realistic solution to the problem of universals.
Influenced by Socrates and Heraclitus, Parmenides,
his writings, unlike works of these personalities,
always had admirers since they were written.
It is considered that his works remained intact
for more than 2,400 years.
Even though Plato wasn’t always popular,
his studies have never been without supporters.
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