He nearly died in Cyrene before he was bought freedom and sent home by anĪdmirer. The tyrant, however, eventually turned against the philosopher and sold him into Diogenes Laertius reports that Platoįirst visited the city during the reign of the tyrant Dionysius the Elder (c.Ĥ32-367 BC) and impressed the tyrant’s brother-in-law Dion who became his follower. Sicily which was at the time a Greek colony. Latter borrowed much from its founder’s philosophy.ĭuring his later life, Plato became involved in politics of the city of Syracuse in He saw it as a threat to Christianity despite the fact that the Reopened by the Neoplatonists but it was permanently closed by Byzantine Emperor In the early 5th century AD, the Academy was Plato’sĪcademy operated until 84 BC when it was destroyed by Roman general and laterĭictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla. He returned to Athens in 387 BC at the age of 40 and founded theĪcademy, the first known higher education institution in the Western world. He is thought to travelĪround Greece, Italy, Sicily, the ancient Greek colony of Cyrene (in present-day Later LifeĪfter Socrates’s execution in 399 BC, Plato left Athens. To pay a fine in behalf of their tutor to save him from death penalty. Later, Plato is also mentioned as one of Socrates’s students who offered Socrates mentions Plato as one of the youths he was accused to have corrupted,Īsking why their fathers and brothers didn’t testify against him if the accusations Relationship between Plato and Socrates isn’t fully understood but in the ‘Apology’, Was initially a follower of Cratylus who introduced him to Heraclitean philosophyīut he later became Socrates’s pupil and declared himself as his devoted follower in EducationĪs a member of aristocracy, Plato was educated by the best teachers in Athens. Was a child but the date of his death remains unknown. Plato’s father is thought to have died while Plato After the death of Plato’s father, his mother married her uncle Pyrilampes Plato grew up two brothers, Adeimantus and Glaucon, sister Potone and half-brotherĪntiphon. Oligarchic regime that rose to power after the Athenian defeat in the Peloponnesian Both were notable figures during the so-called Thirty Tyrants, a pro-Spartan Plato’s mother was also Charmides’s sister and Critias’s Mother was Perictione whose family was related to the renowned Athenian statesman, His father Ariston was according to the legend a descendant ofĬordus, a semi-mythical king of Athens who ruled in the 11th century BC, while his The celebrated ancient Greek philosopher was born into an influentialĪristocratic family. In Athens or the island of Aegina (17 miles south from Athens) sometime between 429Īnd 423. Plato’s exact date and place of birth remain uncertain but he is thought to be born That the story about Plato’s name is a legend, arguing that Plato was a very common Of his eloquence or the width across his forehead. According to later sources, Plato’s name is related to the broadness Him Platon, allegedly for his robust figure as the Greek word “platon” translates According to Laertius, theĪncient Greek philosopher came to be known as Plato after his wrestling coach dubbed Real name was Aristocles, just like his grandfather’s. Name Controversyĭiogenes Laertius, a biographer of ancient Greek philosophers reports that Plato’s Plato is also renowned as the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first higherĮducation institution in the Western world. Preserved in 26 dialogues which profoundly influenced the Western view of the world. Regarded as one of the founders of Western science and philosophy. Thinkers of all times and is along his mentor Socrates and his student Aristotle 428-427 BC ?€? 348-347 BC) is widely considered as one of the greatest The celebrated philosopher and anthropologist is one of the key figures of structuralism and is along with Franz Boas and James George Frazer often referred to as the “father of modern anthropology” as he dramatically changed the Western perception of culture and civilisation. Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009) is one of France’s foremost thinkers of the 20th century.
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