Which of the following is a way in which Plato has impacted history and
society?
a.) He reoriented philosophy away from ethics and epistemology
and towards cosmology and natural philosophy.
b.) He proved that mathematics is a human invention that
transcends culture.
c.) He was the first philosopher to equate philosophy with rhetoric.
d.) He taught Aristotle and started the Academy, a center of
learning in ancient Athens.
Question
Answer:
The correct option is;
d.) He taught Aristotle and started the Academy, a center or learning in ancient Athens
Explanation:
Plato is one of he world’s most studied philosophers. He is from Athens and was a student of Socrates in the 5th century BCE. He is the founder of the first institution of higher learning equivalent to a university in the Western world and was a teacher to Aristotle who is considered the first authentic scientist in history and the inventor of logic
Plato was the writer of several philosophical works including the Republic.