Plato
플라톤
GreekClassical Athens (428-348 BCE)
"Philosopher of the Forms and the Republic"
✦ Personality Traits
Idealistic
Systematic
Visionary
Eloquent
Foundational
✦ About
Plato (428-348 BCE) was the student of Socrates who founded the Academy in Athens. His theory of Forms proposed that abstract ideals are more real than physical reality, and his Republic envisioned the ideal state ruled by philosopher-kings.
✦ Famous Story
Plato's Allegory of the Cave described prisoners who mistake shadows for reality—until one escapes and sees the true light of the sun.
✦ If You Match
You see beyond appearances like Plato—reaching for the ideal Forms behind reality.
✦ Also Known As
Aristocles
