Plato
Plato Most of the earliest philosophers we know of are from ancient Greece. ... Plato was a companion of Socrates and had a very in-depth philosophy; he believed in the reincarnation of the soul and, in opposition to the Sophists, that what was visible was not real. Plato was born in 427 B. ... At a young age Plato’s father died and he was raised mostly by his stepfather, Pyrilampes. Early on, Plato studied under Cratylus, who had been a student of Heraclites. Plato’s uncle Charmides had been a close friend of Socrates so it is believed their camaraderie began early in Plato’s life. 2 Plato fought in The Peloponnesian War from 409 B. ... Plato left Athens after the execution of Socrates in 399 B. ... Plato again went to war and then returned to Athens. ... Plato died in Athens forty years later. What we know of Plato, as well as Socrates, is derived from his literatures, which were written as conversations. ... Plato wrote The Republic in 360 B. ... Plato’s philosophy was based on the idea that the world we live in consists of two realms. ... Plato rejected the realm of particulars because its components are changeable and can be destroyed, on the contrary the idea of an object cannot be destroyed or changed because it is immaterial. ... In the realm of forms there is something Plato refers to as the good; he explains that this is the highest form of knowledge and truth. ... Plato explains that the good illuminates and makes visible objects of thought and reason, giving the mind the power to see in the same way the sun illuminates objects giving our eyes the ability to see them.