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The Life of Plato

The Life of Plato

The Biography of Philosophy's Father

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Dec 31, 2021
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Alfred North Whitehead once famously described the history of philosophy as being a series of footnotes to Plato. The breadth of topics and subjects that Plato birthed is second to no other thinker.

And yet, despite the immense influence of the Ancient Athenian, his life is shrouded in mystery. Despite his writings being the most prodigious gift from Ant…

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