What is Plato known for?

Answer 1

Plato was a student of Socrates who carried Socrates work. He founded the world's first university, called the Academy. He wrote down his teachings, and people all over the world study him today. He is also the father of political science. He later went on to teach Aristotle.

Answer 2

Plato and Aristotle were two Greek philosophers. Plato taught Aristotle. Plato focused on a reality of "forms". Reality is in another "form", which represents the "form of the good", the greatest form. Mind is over matter (idealism). Aristotle, student of Plato believed in reality of experience

(aprosteria ). He suggested that reality could be known via experience and that reality can be found via science and natural processes (materialism). The major thought of Western philosophy these days is Aristotle's materialism.

Answer 3

His innovative thinking and his literature such as Plato's Republic.

his most famous story is the allegory of the cave (from republic)

Answer 4

was a philosopher. taught Aristotle. was taught by Socrates

Answer 5

philosophy. especially the republic and the allegory of the cave