All 3 Uses of
Plato
in
Fahrenheit 451
- How many copies of Shakespeare and Plato?†
p. 72.1 *Plato = ancient Athenian philosopher who did much to influence Western thinking (428-347 BC)
- Would you like, some day, Montag, to read Plato's Republic?†
p. 144.8
- I am Plato's Republic.†
p. 144.8
Definition:
ancient Athenian philosopher who did much to influence Western thinking; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
A memory trick to remember the relationships between Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and Alexander the Great is to put them in reverse alphabetical order: Socrates taught Plato who taught Aristotle, who taught Alexander the Great.