Plato was a renowned philosopher, mathematician, and writer from ancient Greece. Born in Athens in 428/427 BC, he was a disciple of Socrates and later founded the Academy in Athens, which became a center of learning for centuries.
His philosophical beliefs were centered around the idea of the existence of an ideal world, which he believed was more real than the physical world we experience. Plato’s most famous work is The Republic, where he explores the nature of justice and the ideal society. He also wrote extensively on topics such as ethics, politics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
Plato’s ideas have had a profound influence on Western philosophy and continue to be studied and debated to this day. He died in Athens in 348/347 BC at the age of 80.