Along with his student Aristotle, one of the two central philosophers of Ancient Greece. In many ways considered the principal founder of European philosophy, Plato’s approximately 30 works mostly take the form of philosophical dialogues between the famous Socrates (Plato’s own teacher) and various Athenian contemporaries. His ideas permeate virtually all subsequent philosophy, including Boethius’s Consolation. Boethius’s theory of knowledge, depiction of God’s power, definition of evil as weakness and “nothing,” and distinction between the “eternal” and “perpetual” worlds, among other arguments, come straight from Plato.
Plato Quotes in The Consolation of Philosophy
The The Consolation of Philosophy quotes below are all either spoken by Plato or refer to Plato. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book III, Part XII
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Then I said, “I agree very strongly with Plato. This is the second time you have reminded me of these matters. The first time was because I had lost the memory through the influence of the body, and this second time because I lost it when I became overwhelmed by the weight of my grief.”
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Plato Quotes in The Consolation of Philosophy
The The Consolation of Philosophy quotes below are all either spoken by Plato or refer to Plato. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book III, Part XII
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Then I said, “I agree very strongly with Plato. This is the second time you have reminded me of these matters. The first time was because I had lost the memory through the influence of the body, and this second time because I lost it when I became overwhelmed by the weight of my grief.”
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