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Plato, c 428-347 BC (Greek philosopher)

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Dates

  • Existence: c 428-347 BC

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

De Deo Socratis [incomplete] by Apuleius, 12th century

 Part
Identifier: MS 16/ff. 198r-203v
Contents This section of the manuscript contains a version of Apuleius's De Deo Socratis ('On the God of Socrates'). Although this text does mention Socrates, it does so only towards the end, and is mostly concerned with Plato's ideas about the daimôn. Apuleius was writing in the 2nd century.In this manuscript, this text begins on f.198r with Prophana philosophie turba imperitorum, which is...
Dates: 12th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript including ten texts

The Platonic Doctrine of Recollection, c1908

 Item
Identifier: BAI 1/3/14
Scope and Contents

An essay written by John Baillie as a student at the University of Edinburgh or New College, examining Plato's views on knowledge and how learning occurs.

Dates: c1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Early essays, lectures and notes