ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was Socrates’ student?
A
Alexander
B
Plato
C
Aristotle
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plato, (born 428/427 bce, Athens, Greece-died 348/347, Athens), ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates (c. 470–399 bce), teacher of Aristotle (384–322 bce), and founder of the Academy, best known as the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plato is one of the world’s best known and most widely read and studied philosophers. He was the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, and he wrote in the middle of the fourth century B.C.E. in ancient Greece.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Who taught Socrates, Plato and Aristotle?” The answer: Plato was a student of Socrates. Aristotle was taught by Plato.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Aristotle is the most famous student of Plato. Aristotle was a philosopher and scientist born in 384 BC. At the age of 17, he came to the Academy and studied under Plato.

Detailed explanation-5: -Socrates mentored Plato. Plato spread Socrates’s teachings and philosophy as far and wide as he could. Plato mentored Aristotle in philosophy and, in the Macedonian village of Mieza, Aristotle mentored Alexander the Great.

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