Plato

Plato was a student of Socrates and later became the teacher of Aristotle. He laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science.

Philosopher

Classical Greece

Academy of Athens

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Description

A philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

Basic Info

ContinentEurope	SubregionSouthern Europe	Birthdate428/427 BC
LocationAthens, Greece	TongueAncient Greek	Deathdate348/347 BC
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato

Significance

EraAncient	SignificanceFounder of the Academy in Athens.	ContributionsTheory of Forms Platonic Realism
EventsFounding of the Academy in Athens

Quotes

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.