... Not only was Plato's writings popular but they were also influential. His writings mainly consisted of a series of dialogs in which the discussions of Socrates and others are presented. Also on a side note, it is through Plato and the writings that the world came to know Socrates. On a never-ending quest for knowledge and wisdom, Plato asked many of his fellow Athenians for answers to all of the difficult and troubling questions that we now call "philosophical", and then recorded their ideas in the form of lively dramatic debates. Plato also had his own distinct views about almost everything: ranging from the nature of knowledge and reality to politics, ethics, mathematics, economics, the size of the ideal city and much more. However, many people have argued as to whether Plato philosophical ideas really philosophized. Plato was notorious for his thinking, reassessing, and his idea of forms. However, all ...

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