Platonist
['pleitənist]
Definition
(n.) One who adheres to the philosophy of Plato; a follower of Plato.
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Examples
- Another Platonist made the first measurement of the earth's circumference. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- You cannot be a Platonist or a Benthamite in politics to-day. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The heathen mythology, the Sybilline oracles, the myths of Plato, the dreams of Neo-Platonists are equally regarded by him as matter of fact. Plato. The Republic.
- You are free then to appreciate the more enduring portions of his work, to understand Santayana when he says of the Platonists, their theories are so extravagant, yet their wisdom seems so great. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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