Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least … - Plato

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Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.

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Plato (Πλάτων Plátōn; c. 427 BC – c. 347 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy (Akademia), the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

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Alternative Names: Plátōn • Platon • Aristocles • Αριστοκλής • Ἀριστοκλῆς

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Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know. - Plato

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