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Plato (428/427 B.C.E. – 348/347 B.C.E.)

Nationality: Greek
Born: Greek

Periods: Greek: Classical

Philosopher, student of Socrates, and author of The Republic.

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Criticism about Plato

Chronology and Narrative Apparatus in Plato’s Dialogues
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ElAnt/V1N8/tarrant.html: “There is… one excellent indicator of the relative lateness within the group of mostbooks of the Republic, namely the frequent appearance of certain response-formulae, both positive and negative, which are otherwise held to be common only in post- Republic works.”; Author: Harold Tarrant; From: Electronic Antiquity Vol. 1 no. 8 April 1994; Keywords:
Plato and His Dialogues
: “An introductory essay on Plato and his dialogues.”; Contains: Commentary, Criticism; Author: Bernard F. Suzanne; From: Exploring Ancient World Cultures http://eawc.evansville.edu/; Keywords:

Biographical sites about Plato

Greek Philosophy – Plato
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/philosophy/plato.htm: Information on Plato’s life and Platonic philosophy.; Contains: Sketch, Commentary; From: History for Kids!; Keywords:
Island of Freedom – Plato
http://www.island-of-freedom.com/PLATO.HTM: Biographical information on Plato; Contains: Pictures, Bibliography, Extensive Bio; Author: Robert Sarkissian; From: Island of Freedom http://www.island-of-freedom.com/; Keywords:
Science and Human Values – Plato
http://www.rit.edu/~flwstv/plato.html: An essay on Plato and Platonic philosophy.; Contains: Commentary, Extensive Bio; Author: Fred L. Wilson; Keywords:

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Plato and his dialogues
http://plato-dialogues.org/: “An interpretation of Plato’s dialogues as a consistent set of seven tetralogies meant for educating philosopher-kings.”; Contains: Pictures, Extensive Bio, Works List, Works Available, Bibliography, Commentary; Author: Bernard Suzanne; Keywords:

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