Plato
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- proper noun
- /ˈpleɪtoʊ/
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Platón
- The uroboros is what Plato described as the first living thing in the universe-- an immortal, perfect creature.
- Plato's Socrates
- read Plato
- Plato's Republic
Well, it's the part of us that Plato calls thummos.
- Well, it's the part of us that Plato calls thummos.
- There's three things that Plato says that they do.
- OK, where it's mentioned in Plato's work, Who's Plato?
- If you want to understand Plato, it helps to learn Greek.
- Like this Guild goes back to Plato and, and Aristotle.
- What if Plato thought ethics was like math?
- All of these are movies that make Plato's point.
- What does all that say now in the context of what Plato said?
- Yeah, but yes, they didn't want to read Plato.
- Now, the origin of this proverb appears to be Plato.
- I understood when I was reading Plato,
- Well, you know, Plato said he who tells the stories rule society.
- I want to talk about some of the Plato stuff but.
Examples
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Perhaps I am like the famous inhabitants of Plato's cave, content to watch the mere shadows of reality.
Fiction book (1990) -
The way I see it, and Plato agrees with me, is that there is what is, and then there is what we would like it to be.
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The soul takes nothing with it into the next world, said Plato, except its education and culture.
Fiction book (1999) -
You never think of Plato walking out of his house and down a road, do you?
Fiction book (1994) -
The philosopher lives above, his friend on ground level, as Plato deemed it should be.
Fiction book (1998) -
Well, it's the part of us that Plato calls thummos.
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In short, the Igbo society is described as achieving all that Plato hopes for with the "noble lie."
Academic text (1999) -
What is Plato's Allegory of the Cave?
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Aristotle was once Plato's schoolboy.
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The philosopher Plato, founded the Academy in Athens around 387 BC.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plato comes from the Greek name Plátōn, which is from platos meaning 'broad' or 'wide', and a popular story says it began as a nickname for his broad shoulders. A helpful way to remember him is that Plato had 'broad' ideas and is known for wide, deep thinking.