# Plato — Philosophical Works character guide

> Plato in Philosophical Works by René Descartes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Plato

**First appearance:** 0003-meditations-on-the-first-philosophy-in-which-the-existence-of-god-and-the-immortality-of-the-soul-are-demonstrated

## Who they are

Classical philosopher whose theory of Forms is compared to Descartes' innate ideas.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/philosophical_works_se/characters/narrator)

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The narrator examines and critiques Plato's philosophical concepts and dialogues.

## In the story

### [Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One’s Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/philosophical_works_se/chapters/discourse-on-the-method-of-rightly-conducting-one-s-reason-and-of-seeking-truth-in-the-sciences)

Referenced as a classical philosopher whose ideas are contrasted with Descartes' new method.

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