What did Plato contribute to Mathematics?
Date Submitted: 08/24/2003 11:35:33
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 2 pages (511 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 2 pages (511 words)
Plato (428 B.C--347B.C) <Tab/> Plato was born in 428 B.C to Ariston, a descendent from early kings of Athens, and Perictione, a distant relative of the 6th century lawmaker Solon. He was a Greek philosopher. Throughout his life, in his Academy, he educated those who would become some of the most influential mathematicians and philosophers. Plato's many contributions to modern mathematics include the founding of the Academy of Athens, …
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…philosophical learning.
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