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Plato is a philosopher from Ancient Greece who lived from about 427 BCE to about 347 BCE
. Plato’s works laid the foundation for the study of philosophy and he is widely considered the most influential philosopher of all time. He is best known for writing a series of dialogues featuring his teacher, Socrates (c. 469-399 BCE).This SparkNotes guide offers one-section Summary & Analysis discussions of five works of Plato: The Apology, Meno, Phaedo, The Symposium, and his most famous work, The Republic.
SparkNotes also offers separate, comprehensive study guides for The Apology, Meno, Phaedo, The Symposium, and The Republic as well as for six other works by Plato: Crito, Charmides, Euthyphro, Gorgias, Laches, and Lysis.
