| − | Plato was a great [[Greek philosopher]] from 428 to 347 BC. He was the student of [[Socrates]] and founded the Academy, a school bereft of buildings wherein Plato taught his students while walking. He wrote the [[Republic]], and its logical sequel, [[The Laws]], as well as a large number of other, less popular works. | + | Plato was a great [[Greek philosopher]] from 428 to 347 BC, after which he was not so great. He was a student of [[Socrates]] and founded the Academy, a school bereft of buildings wherein Plato taught his students while wanking. He wrote the [[Republic]], and its logical sequel, [[The Laws]], as well as a large number of other, less popular works in which he showed (amongst other things) how to teach [[geometry]] to [[slaves]], how to irritate [[sophists]], and how everything in the world is made of triangles. One of Plato's pupils was [[Aristotle]]. |