Plato
The Idealist
The cave. The shadows. The light. Plato showed you the way. Toward ideas. Toward yourself.
428 — 348 av. J.-C.
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Life and journey
Disciple of Socrates, he founded the Academy.
Their thought
World of Ideas. reality is but a shadow. Beau, Vrai, Bien.
What they leave us
mapped the entire European thought.
Major works
The Republic.
The Symposium.
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“L'essentiel n'est pas de vivre, mais de bien vivre.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The essential thing is not to live, but to live well.”
— Inconnu
