Plato (Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (c. 427 – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. He raised problems for what became all the major areas of both theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy, and was the founder of the Platonic Academy, a philosophical school in Athens where Plato taught the doctrines that would later become known as Platonism. Plato's most famous contribution is the theory of forms (or ideas), which has been interpreted as advancing a solution to what is now known as the problem of universals. He was decisively influenced by the pre-Socratic thinkers Pythagoras, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, although much of what is known about them is derived from Plato himself. Along with his teacher Socrates, and Aristotle, his student, Plato is a central figure in the history of philosophy. Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years—unlike that of nearly all of his contemporaries. Although their popularity has fluctuated, they have consistently been read and studied through the ages. Through Neoplatonism, he also greatly influenced both Christian and Islamic philosophy. In modern times, Alfred North Whitehead famously said: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."
كتاب يتحدث في اغلبه عن تاريخ الفلسفة اليونانية بايجاز شديدو كذلك اهم رجالها و يتحدث في الاخير عن حوار دار بين سقراط و جماعة من الفلاسفة و هو يتحدثون عن الحب
أفلاطون ... فلا تعليق عندي على كلام أبو الفلسفة ومنطق الكلام. لكن لا بأس من تدوين بعض من كثير أعجبني في هذا الكتاب : - الحرية هي الخلاص من الشهوات - أعقل الرجال أقلهم رغبات - (النفس مكونة من 3 أجزاء، الشهوة ( أسفل البطن) ، الشجاعة ( في الصدر) و الحكمة في الرأس). - اللذة ليست خيراً والألم ليس شراً. - إن الحب ليس جميلاً وليس خيراً، إنما هو شيطان والشيطان وسط بين الرباني والإنساني. إنه يفسر الأشياء الربانية والأشياء الإنسانية ويصل بينها. - الحب هو ثمرة وصال الوفور والحاجة وهو فقير على الدوام.