Plato

STORY

By PrestwoodIT

Sun 20 Feb 2022

Published 4 years ago.

Updated 4 weeks ago.

Plato

b. 428 BCE

428 to 347 BCE

98 Generations Ago

30 Phil, Chapter 8: Plato and Rationalism
Plato was a Greek philosopher born in Athens. He was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. Plato’s Theory of Forms asserts that the reality is only a shadow, or image, of the true reality of the Realm of Forms — abstract, perfect, unchanging concepts or ideals that transcend time and space.

My favorite sayings:

Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.
If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.
If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

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Michael Alan Prestwood
Author & Natural Philosopher

Prestwood writes on science-first philosophy, with particular attention to the convergence of disciplines. Drawing on his TST Framework, his work emphasizes rational inquiry grounded in empirical observation while engaging questions at the edges of established knowledge. With TouchstoneTruth positioned as a living touchstone, this work aims to contribute reliable, evolving analysis in an emerging AI era where the credibility of information is increasingly contested.