PSYC-10000 Lecture Notes - Callippus Of Syracuse, Seventh Letter, Ancient Greek Philosophy
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Little is known about plato"s early life and education. He belonged to an aristocratic and influential family. The exact time and place of plato"s birth are unknown. Based on ancient sources, most modern scholars believe that he was born in athens or aegina, between 428 and. Plato gives little biographical information about himself in his works, but often referred some of his relatives with a great degree of precision, including his brothers adeimantus and. Glaucon, who debate with socrates in the republic. These and other references enable us to reconstruct plato"s family tree. The academy operated until it was destroyed by lucius cornelius sulla in 84 bc. Many philosophers studied at the academy, the most prominent one being aristotle. After dionysius"s death, according to plato"s seventh letter, dion requested. Plato return to syracuse to tutor dionysius ii, who seemed to accept plato"s teachings, but eventually became suspicious of their motives, expelling dion and holding plato against his will.
