Persian · proper noun · People & Roles
Aflatoon
अफ़लातून
said af-laa-toon
also written: plato, eflatun, aflaatoon
Meaning
Plato, the Greek philosopher; the byword for supreme wisdom and the type of the lofty, world-renouncing sage. In Iqbal, criticised for leading thought away from life.
Usage & notes
Iqbal faults Plato as the 'old sheep' whose otherworldly idealism dulled the world's vital fire.
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