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plato

/ˈpleɪ.toʊ/

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What does plato mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.

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/ˈpleɪ.toʊ/

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The problem with which we are now concerned is a very old one, since it was brought into philosophy by Plato.
Bertrand RussellThe Problems of PhilosophyProject Gutenberg ebook #5827
It had not that sort of consistency to Plato which has been given to it in modern times by geometry and metaphysics.
PlatoTimaeusTranslated by Benjamin JowettProject Gutenberg ebook #1572
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God forbid, says one in Plato, that to philosophise were only to read a great many books, and to learn the arts.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
We know of no better way to commence a book about Atlantis than by giving in full the record preserved by Plato.
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032
In this knotty dispute, in which the weight of evidence is equal on both sides, Plato simply expresses the sentiment of entire antiquity.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444