Plato (ca 428-ca 347 BC) (Platão)

Plato (ca 428-ca 347 BC) is supposed to have been born in a wealthy home. At twenty he found Socrates and he heard his teachings for 8 years. In the gardens of Academe he established a school known as Academy. He left several philosophical dialogues which are the basis of western philosophy and science.


Platão (ca 428-ca 347 aC) parece ter nascido em meio abastado. Encontrou Sócrates aos 20 anos e ouviu os seus ensinamentos por 8 anos. Nos jardins de Academo criou uma escola conhecida por Academia. Deixou diversos diálogos filosóficos, base da filosofia e ciência ocidentais.

Anselm Friedrich Feuerbach (1829-1880)-'Plato's symposium' 'Gastmahl des Plato'-oil on canvas-1869 Berlin-Alte Nationalgalerie

Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520)-'Plato and Socrates in the School of Athens'-fresco Città del Vaticano-Palazzi Pontificii (Stanza della Segnatura)

Jean Delville (1867-1951)-'Plato'-oil on canvas-1898 Paris-Musée d'Orsay

Pieter Janszoon Saenredam (1597-1625) according Cornelis van Haarlem (1562-1630)-'Plato' Allegory of the cave (Republic)'-drawing-1604 Wien-Graphische Sammlung Albertina

Pedro Berruguete (ca 1450-1504)-'Plato'-oil on wood-ca1477 Paris-Musée du Louvre