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1. Plato: an
Introduction

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3. His Birth:
- 428/427 BCE in Athens
- Toward the beginning of the
Peloponnesian war
- From one of the Noblest family

4. His School: The Academy
- - in Grk. Academia
- - founded by Plato on 387 BC
- - the name was link to “Akademos” a
legendary Athenian hero.
- - Aristotle studied here for 20 years
- - The platonic academy was destroyed
by the Roman dictator Sulla in 86 BC.

5. His Students:
- - Aristotle (367-347 BC)
- - Speusippus- Plato’s nephew
& the 2nd scholarch of the
academy
- - Philip of Opus- editor of
Plato’s Laws

6. His Writings:
- - 35 Dialogues
- - 13 Letters
- - traditionally
Plato’s text is
arranged according
to tetralogies

7. His Writings:

8. His Writings:

9. His Philosophy:
- - Metaphysics
- - Epistemology
- - Ethics
- - Politics
- - Art and Poetry
- - Unwritten doctrines

10. His Influence:
- Ancient Scholar
- - Xenocrates
- -Crantor
- -Proclus
- -Aristotle

11. His Influence:
- Medieval Scholar
- - Averroes
- - Avicenna
- - Al- Afrabi

12. His Influence:
- Modern Scholar
- - Leo Strauss
- - Nietzsche
- -Heidegger
- -Gottlob Frege

13. His Death:
- According to Seneca, Plato died at the
age of 81 on the same day he was
born.
- Suda indicates that he lived to 82
years, while Neanthes claims an age of
84.
- Another tradition suggests Plato died
at a wedding feast.
- According to Tertullian, Plato simply
died in his sleep.

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