Plato Part 2

469 BC399 BC was a Classical Greek philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, in reality he is an enigmatic figure known only through other people's accounts. It is Plato's dialogues that have largely created today's impression of him.Perhaps his most important contribution to Western thought is his dialectic method of inquiry, known as the Socratic Method or method of "elenchus," which he largely applied to the examination of key moral concepts such as the Good and Justice. (428/427 BC[a] 348/347 BC)Plato was a Classical Greek philosopher, who, together with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy.Plato was originally a student of Socrates, and was as much influenced by his thinking as by what he saw as his teacher's unjust death.Perhaps the most dominant theme of Plato's dialogues is the search for certainty in knowledge.

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