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• Plato — For other uses, see Plato (disambiguation) and Platon (disambiguation). Plato (Πλάτων) …   Wikipedia

• Disciple — Dis*ci ple, n. [OE. disciple, deciple, OF. disciple, fr. L. discipulus, fr. discere to learn (akin to docere to teach; see {Docile}) + prob. a root meaning to turn or drive, as in L. pellere to drive (see {Pulse}).] One who receives instruction… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Plato — /play toh/, n. 1. 427 347 B.C., Greek philosopher. 2. a walled plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon, having a dark floor: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter. * * * orig. Aristocles born 428/427, Athens, or Aegina, Greece died… …   Universalium

• PLATO —    the great philosopher, born in Athens, of noble birth, the year Pericles died, and the second of the Peloponnesian War; at 20 became a disciple of Socrates, and passed eight years in his society; at 30, after the death of Socrates, quitted… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Early life of Plato — Plato (ancient Greek: Polytonic|Πλάτων , Plátōn , wide, broad shouldered ) (c. 428/427 BC ndash;c. 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, the second of the great trio of ancient Greeks ndash;Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle ndash;who between …   Wikipedia

• Philip of Opus — Philip (or Philippus) of Opus, Greece, was a philosopher and a member of the Academy during Plato s lifetime. Philip was the editor of Plato s Laws. Philip of Opus is probably identical with the Philip of Medma (or Mende), the astronomer, who is… …   Wikipedia

• mathematics, foundations of — Scientific inquiry into the nature of mathematical theories and the scope of mathematical methods. It began with Euclid s Elements as an inquiry into the logical and philosophical basis of mathematics in essence, whether the axioms of any system… …   Universalium

• Averroës — /euh ver oh eez /, n. 1126? 98, Arab philosopher in Spain. Also, Averrhoës. * * * ▪ Muslim philosopher Introduction medieval Latin  Averrhoës , also called  Ibn Rushd , Arabic in full  Abū al Walīd Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Rushd   born …   Universalium

• St. Justin Martyr —     St. Justin Martyr     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Justin Martyr     Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Timeline of Western philosophers — A wide ranging list of philosophers from the Western traditions of philosophy. Included are not only philosophers (Socrates, Plato), but also those who have had a marked importance upon the philosophy of the day.The list stops at the year 1950,… …   Wikipedia

• Speusippus — ▪ Greek philosopher died 339/338 BC       Greek philosopher who became head, or scholarch, of the Greek Academy after the death in 347 BC of Plato, who had founded it in 387. A nephew and disciple of Plato, Speusippus accompanied him on his… …   Universalium