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Plato had an immense positive  influence on early [[Christians]].  [[Saint Augustine]] said, “The utterance of Plato, the most pure and bright in all philosophy, scattering the clouds of error ....”<ref>https://blog.logos.com/2013/11/plato-christianity-church-fathers/</ref>  Plato's influence on early Christian thinkers included:

Plato had an immense positive  influence on early [[Christians]].  [[Saint Augustine]] said, “The utterance of Plato, the most pure and bright in all philosophy, scattering the clouds of error ....”<ref>https://blog.logos.com/2013/11/plato-christianity-church-fathers/</ref>  Plato's influence on early Christian thinkers included:

*an afterlife with a heaven as absolute truth, such that we remain conscious after our physical death;<ref>Philippians 1:23.</ref>

*an afterlife with a heaven as absolute truth, such that we remain conscious after our physical death;<ref>Philippians 1:23.</ref>

*the rejection of [[materialism]] and [[atheism]];<ref>http://creation.com/plato-and-christianity</ref>

*the rejection of [[materialism]] and [[atheism]];<ref>https://creation.com/plato-and-christianity</ref>

*the division of the soul from the body, with the soul closer to truth and good;

*the division of the soul from the body, with the soul closer to truth and good;

*acceptance of the [[intelligent design]] of the universe.

*acceptance of the [[intelligent design]] of the universe.

*[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/plato_cave.shtml The Challenge of Plato's Cave]

*[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/plato_cave.shtml The Challenge of Plato's Cave]

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Kraut, Richard. ''The Cambridge Companion to Plato'' (1992)  [http://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Companion-Plato-Companions-Philosophy/dp/0521436109/ref=sr_1_26?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259344462&sr=1-26 excerpt and text search]

* Kraut, Richard. ''The Cambridge Companion to Plato'' (1992)  [https://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Companion-Plato-Companions-Philosophy/dp/0521436109/ref=sr_1_26?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259344462&sr=1-26 excerpt and text search]

* Taylor, Thomas. ''Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato''  (2008) [http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Philosophy-Writings-Thomas-Taylor/dp/0554351919/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259344610&sr=1-10 excerpt and text search]

* Taylor, Thomas. ''Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato''  (2008) [https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Philosophy-Writings-Thomas-Taylor/dp/0554351919/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259344610&sr=1-10 excerpt and text search]

===Primary sources===

===Primary sources===

* Plato. The Portable Plato  ed. by Scott Buchanan (1977)  [http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Plato-Library/dp/0140150404/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259344399&sr=1-23 excerpt and text search]

* Plato. The Portable Plato  ed. by Scott Buchanan (1977)  [https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Plato-Library/dp/0140150404/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259344399&sr=1-23 excerpt and text search]

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