# Plato — The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers character guide

> Plato in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Book III Plato, The solemn Plato

**First appearance:** 0001-the-lives-and-opinions-of-eminent-philosophers

## Who they are

Founder of the Academy and central figure in Greek philosophy, extensively quoted and discussed.

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