Plato (428-347 BC) is considered one of the greatest philosophers the world has ever known. Although concerned with problems specific to his era, Plato's ideas transcend all time. Over the centuries his works have been translated into many languages ​​and studied by great thinkers from every region of the world. A revival of Platonic thought occurred during the Renaissance. Although Plato's ideas survived in their original forms, translators and commentators during the Renaissance often interpreted them in a very different way than intended. Plato's ideas were ahead of his time, but he was still clearly a product of classical Greek culture. Many of his dialogues question beliefs and praise the Greek gods. Political concerns revolved around the political systems common in his day, and the distaste for the democracy present in his Republic focuses specifically on the form of democracy present in Athens at that time.1 For his time, Plato's work describes women in a very positive light, but it is still evident that the view of women as second-class citizens in ancient Greece influenced his opinion. Plato's Republic allows and expects women to participate in his ideal ruling class of philosopher kings, but the language used to describe women's roles is nonetheless demeaning.2 In Plato's Socratic dialogues, a plethora of representative examples of the era they are used to explain and defend claims, referencing recent wars, politicians in recent history, and Homeric poetry. Plato may never have become the world-renowned philosopher he is considered to be today if it were not for Socrates (469-399 BC). Plato was Socrates' most famous student, and Socrates was such an inspiration to him that... half of paper...): 406-439. http://www.jstor.org/stable/ 10.1353/ren.2008.0331 Kellermann, Federico. "Montaigne, reader of Plato." Comparative Literature, vol. 8, no. 4 (Fall 1956): 307-322. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1768763Lee, Desmond, trans. The Republic, 2nd ed. New York: Penguin Books, 1987. Oliver, Revilo P.. "Plato and Salutati." Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol. 71, (1940): 315-334. http://www.jstor.org/stable/283132Schachter, Marc. "Louis Le Roy's Sympose de Platon and Three Other Renaissance Adaptations of Platonic Eros." Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, no. 2 (Summer 2006): 406-439. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1353/ren.2008.0331 Somfai, Anna. "The 11th-century change in the reception of Plato's "Timaeus" and Chalcidius' "Commentary." Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, vol. 65, (2002): 1-21