History-Makers: Plato

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SOURCES & Further Reading:
“Five Dialogues” by Plato, translation and introduction by G. M. A. Grube – “Introductory Readings in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy, Second Edition”, edited by C. D. C. Reeve and Patrick Lee Miller – “Plato Vol I: Euthyphro Apology Crito and Phaedo” from Loeb Classical Library, Edited and Translated by Chris Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy.
I also have a degree in Classical Studies, specifically in “Classics and Philosophy”

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[smugsneasel]

Socrates being an SCP that could be anywhere in Athens but is more likely to appear when you think of him is hilarious.

[M_Free]

I love how Socrates was both the father of western philosophy and also a guy so annoying that it got him executed.

[theevilonewholaughs]

"The average citizen had exactly 2 fears, the war with Sparta and talk with socretes" and in that moment I drank my coffee and it came directly out my nose

[danielgordon]

Let’s not forget the most important part of Plato: that name means “broad-shouldered” and was given to him by his wrestling coach. Plato was jacked.

[Kayclau]

Socrates was like "Plato, my best pupil. You gotta make sure these Athens can never truly get rid of me." And then drank poison.

[averyn]

Diogenes: I promise I'm not going to argue with Plato tonight

*3 drinks later*

Diogenes: Hey Plato why do you fucking hate poor people

[itz_ringlot]

Since the name 'plato' comes from his wrestler nickname, I firmly believe that if plato ever "lost" in a philosophical debate, his retoure would be just to deck the other dude

[maxteraform]

Plato was probably the wisest featherless chicken the world had ever seen

[summerwatson]

Wasn’t it Socrates’ trial where the margin to have him executed was larger than the margin that found him guilty? Like, the margin for guilty out of a jury of 500 was something like 280-220 but the margin to kill him was 390-110? So basically they was part of that jury was like, “this man is innocent but DAMN he’s ANNOYING!” 😂😂
Edit: I checked my source, the margin to execute him was 360-140

[shadowldrago]

I like that Socrates wasn't just a contrarian, he legitimately just loved philosophy.

[patrickg]

As a man with a philosophy degree myself, I can attest that The dialogues are some of the most fun works to read

[dorkandproudofit]

I'm absolutely SHOCKED that you haven't done Livy. Virtually 99.9% of everything we know about Rome is thanks almost exclusively to him, his style inspired generations of historians on a level rivaling Herodotus and Thucydides, and he made sure to put as much day-to-day detail in his history as he could without simply limiting himself to the actions of the major players.

TL;DR, History Makers: Livy next.

[mcmosfet]

Socrates: "What is a human?"
Plato: "A human is a featherless biped"
Diogenes: "Look, a chicken with the feathers plucked off, what a human, lol"
Soc & Plato: "Dude, wtf?"

[Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

The idea that a rogue stone in the middle of the road, a suspicious looking guard, a rattling on a boat, a woman you saw in the street, or a shadow peaking from the aqueduct could be Socrates is hilarious to me. The jury decided to implement the “Socrates Nowhere” System.

[AMoniqueOcampo]

I minored in philosophy in college. Plato's allegory of the cave still lives rent free in my mind.

[awesomehpt]

Plato’s cave was actually where he kept all his collectors items figurines, Xbox, PC, HD TV, manga, movies and his gamer chair.

[SarcasticPossum]

The fact that OSP's version of Plato's head was accurately edited into the ancient artworks is an amazing detail.

You never cease to amaze me guys!

[oClock]

Socrates was that guy that goes around with a microphone in public, interviewing random people.

[grapeshot]

Plato did not lose his philosopher status. Unlike Pluto that lost its Planet status.

[maniacalskipper]

Best guide i learned for determining the role of socrates in a dialog is that when plato is presented as a character it was an arguement posed by socrates. When plato is not present, socrates is being used as a character. This isnt flawless but it was the best rule of thumb i learned from my classics professors.