# Plato: The Name and The Poet — WHE Article Discussion
**URL:** https://community.worldhistory.org/t/plato-the-name-and-the-poet-whe-article-discussion/16353
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**Created:** [April 11, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/plato-the-name-and-the-poet-whe-article-discussion/16353 "2023-04-11T09:01:55Z")
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### Author:  [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/plato-the-name-and-the-poet-whe-article-discussion/16353/1 "2023-04-11T09:01:55Z")
Plato (l. c. 424/423 to 348/347 BCE), the Greek philosopher whose works have significantly shaped Western thought and religion, is said to have initially been a poet and playwright and, even if the primary source of this claim (the often unreliable Diogenes Laertius, l. 3rd century) is challenged, Plato's works themselves argue in favor of it.
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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/33/plato-the-name-and-the-poet/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/33/plato-the-name-and-the-poet/)._
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### Author:  [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/plato-the-name-and-the-poet-whe-article-discussion/16353/2 "2026-07-30T18:52:15Z")