Plato: Idealism and Dualism Introduction As soon as you hear the word philosophy, three names come to mind. The most notable and most important philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Plato, however, had the most influence on the Western Philosophy. Plato was born in Athens, Greece in the year 427 BC, and grew up in an aristocratic lifestyle. Socrates was his teacher, which undoubtedly influenced his philosophical career that in turn influenced Aristotle, his most prominent …showed first 75 words of 1897 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1897 total…thinker of ancient times in the west and middle ages (Turner, W., 2001, p. 5). Eventually the Platonic ideas helped “in the development of Christian theology and also in medieval Islamic thought (Turner, R., 2001, p. 5).” References Turner, W. (2001, April). Plato and Platonism [6 pages]. New Advent (Online serial]. Available: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12159a.htm Turner, R. (2001, April). Plato (circa 428-c. 347 BC) [5 pages]. Encarta MSN [Online serial]. Available: http://www.connect.net/ron/plato.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**