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A 5 page paper which examines Plato’s life and how it shaped his early, middle and late dialogues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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It is impossible to imagine what Western philosophy would have been like without the many contributions of Plato. While Socrates is the featured protagonist in most of Platos dialogues,
the probing philosopher who asked all the questions, it was his devoted student who documented these arguments for all time. Plato seemed to prefer the darkness of Socrates long
shadow to the light of celebrity, for he believed philosophical issues were more important than any mortal man could ever be. It was Platos writings and teachings which inspired
his most illustrious student Aristotle in the same way that Socrates had fueled his own intellect and creativity. Of Greek classical philosophys "big three," Plato remains the most enigmatic,
but it is his series of dialogues, which historians have subdivided into early, middle and late periods, which laid the foundation for contemporary Western philosophy. Born in 427 B.C. into
an aristocratic family who resided in either Athens or the isle of Aegina, Platos birth name was actually Aristocles. Plato was a nickname derived from the Greek word Platys, meaning
broad, but it is uncertain whether this is in reference to his eyebrows or his shoulders (Levinson ix). During his youth and early adulthood, Greece and Sparta were engaged
in the Peloponnesian War, which ended in a resounding defeat for Athens in 404 B.C. (Levinson ix-x). While it can be assumed that Plato, like most of his male
contemporaries, did see some combat, most of his formative years were in the pursuit of "humanistic studies" (Levinson x). Although Plato had always exhibited a passion for writing poetry,
after a fateful meeting with the charismatic teacher/philosopher Socrates, Plato reportedly exclaimed, "Hither, Hephaestus [god of fire], Plato hath need of thee," and promptly incinerated his writings (Levinson x).
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