Gregory Vlastos | |
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| Born | July 27, 1907 |
| Died | October 12, 1991 |
| Alma mater | Robert College Harvard University |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Doctoral advisor | Alfred North Whitehead |
| Doctoral students | Terence Irwin, Richard Kraut, Paul Woodruff, Alexander Nehamas |
Main interests | Philosophy of religion |
Notable ideas | Socratic philosophy as distinct from what is commonly known as Platonism |
Gregory Vlastos (/ˈvlæstoʊs/; Greek: Γρηγόριος Βλαστός; July 27, 1907 – October 12, 1991) was a preeminent scholar of ancient philosophy, and author of many works on Plato and Socrates. He transformed the analysis of classical philosophy by applying techniques of modern analytic philosophy to restate and evaluate the views of Socrates and Plato.[1]