Plato and his unusual ideas
Who was plato? And what is the cave parable?
The philosopher Plato from Athens (427 – 347 BC) was one of the most important, if not the most important philosopher at all. There were philosophers before him and of course also after him, but no other person has created such a comprehensive philosophical work before him. Together with his student Aristotle, he is considered one of the two greatest philosophers of antiquity and one of the greatest philosophers of all time.
Plato taught at his own school
Plato was the student of Socrates and, unlike his teacher, wrote a lot. Many of the writings of Plato have survived. He packed his philosophy into dialogues, that is, into conversations. He taught at his own school, the name "academy" wore. A term that you probably know and that we still use today.