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Who is Plato from Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography and what is their importance?
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Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece. He founded the Academy in Athens, which is the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.
Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography