WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Academy (Ancient Greek: ) was founded by Plato in c. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years (367–347 BC) before founding his own school, the Lyceum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Academy, Greek Academeia, Latin Academia, in ancient Greece, the academy, or college, of philosophy in the northwestern outskirts of Athens where Plato acquired property about 387 bce and used to teach.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plato held the belief that knowledge was not purely the result of inner reflection but instead, could be sought through observation and therefore, taught to others. It was based upon this belief that Plato founded his famous Academy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plato made several trips to South Italy. On the first trip, Plato met Archytas, other Pythagoreans, and sought to acquire Pythagorean manuscripts. These meetings almost certainly inspired Plato to start his own philosophical school, the Academy, because he founded the school immediately upon his return to Athens.