“Remember how in that communion only, beholding beauty with the eye of the mind, he will be enabled to bring forth, not images of beauty, but realities (for he has hold not of an image but of a reality), and bringing forth and nourishing true virtue to become the friend of God and be immortal, if mortal man may.”
This volume contains a selection of Plato's most influential writings, offering readers a chance to explore the foundational ideas of Western philosophy through his timeless dialogues and treatises. more
Plato (428 BC - 348 BC) was a prominent Greek philosopher, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy. He founded the Academy, which was the first institution of higher education in the Western world. Plato's philosophy, centered around the theory of Forms, emphasized the importance of reason and morality. more
“Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.”
“A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.”