Plato

Plato

Philosopher

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Athens around 428 BC, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the Western philosophical tradition. He founded the Academy in Athens, authored over thirty dialogues exploring justice, beauty, and the nature of reality, and was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle.

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The Republic by Plato

The Republic

by Plato

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Plato's foundational dialogue asks what justice truly means, arguing that a well-ordered society mirrors a well-ordered soul. Still the starting point for political philosophy.

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Who Plato draws from, and who draws from Plato — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.

Authors who cite Plato most often

  1. 1Jonathan Haidt
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  2. 2Alain de Botton
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  3. 3Mary Beard
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  4. 4Tom Holland
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  5. 5Bertrand Russell
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  6. 6Will Durant
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  7. 7Robert McKee
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  8. 8Alan Watts
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