Educated by Socrates, Plato later founded the first institution of higher learning, the "Academy" in Athens. A Greek mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogue and mentor of Aristotle, Plato is considered to have had the greatest influence in philosophy history. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle laid the foundation of Western philosophy.

Family Life of Plato

Plato was born in Athens, Greece. Scholars estimate that he was born c. 428/427 BC and died C. 348/347 BC. His father was Ariston and mother was Perictione, whose family was supposedly related to the Athenian poet and famous lawmaker Solon.

Plato's Theory of Material Forms

It can be difficult to characterize such huge and comprehensive canon of thought. However, much of Plato's work revolves around his conception of a realm of ideal forms. He claims that the world of experience is illusory, since only the eternal and unchanging are real, an idea he borrowed from Parmenides.

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