{"product_id":"9782897288464","title":"Plato: Quotes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is an anthology of 225 quotes from Plato and 51 selected by Blago Kirov facts about Plato. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlato was born in 428 BC and he died in 347 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlato is just a nickname and his actual name is Aristocles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nickname Plato (which means “broad” or “wide” in Greek) was given to him in reference to his broad shoulders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young man, Plato was a wrestler and a playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlato's Father, Ariston, traced his descent from the king of Athens, Codrus, and the king of Messenia, Melanthus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlato's mother, Perictione, was in relationship with the famous Athenian lawmaker and lyric poet Solon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 388 B.C. Plato founded his school, the Academy, which is considered the first European university.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlato was a student of Socrates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome 250 known manuscripts of Plato survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty-six dialogues and thirteen letters have been ascribed to Plato, though modern scholarship doubts the authenticity of some of these.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the words of A.N. Whitehead: \"The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ideas are the source of all things” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ignorance is the root and stem of every evil.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Knowledge is the food of the soul.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“‎Love is a madness produced by an unclassifiable rational desire to understand the ultimate truth about the world.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Love is a serious mental disease.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Love is the pursuit of the whole.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Not exact, but: the two most important questions are; who will teach the children? What they teach them?” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Those who tell the stories rule society.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Osmora Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132522184944,"sku":"9782897288464","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9782897288464_p0.jpg?v=1763709124","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9782897288464","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}