Plato´s Life
What was Plato’s real name?
Aristocles
What was the name of Plato’s school?
The Academy
What did Plato call “a precious delight”?
Philosophy
Who influenced Plato’s early philosophy?
Socrates
Where was Plato born?
Athens, Greece
Where was the Academy located?
Near Athens
What is a “universal idea”?
A shared abstract concept
What city-state defeated Athens in war?
Sparta
What sport did Plato excel in?
Wrestling
What did Plato write over its gate?
“Let no one without geometry enter”
MEDEIS AGEOMETRETOS EISITO
What dialogue includes Plato’s ideal society?
The Republic
What was Plato’s main goal in education?
Seek and apply truth
Who was Plato’s famous teacher?
Socrates
What goddess group was honored there?
The Muses, 9 daughters of Zeus
What method did Plato favor for learning?
Dialogue
Who did Plato try to teach in Syracuse?
Dionysius II
How did Plato die?
In his sleep
Who closed the Academy in AD 529?
Emperor Justinian
What did Plato believe about truth?
It is universal
What two major things mark Plato’s legacy?
Academy and writings on Socrates