Hive account@tiancilao rightly pointed out that I did not offer substantial support for my claims, so here is a lecture on Plato and the Good. Keep in mind this is for an introductory course, within the first two weeks of class. I build upon this argument throughout the course, so many claims are better unpacked over the duration of the semester.

That said, those who claim that Plato is providing "his" philosophy, have clearly not read Plato's entire corpus; especially the Phaedrus, the ONLY story where Socrates is outside the city walls of Athens, and they are talking about the failings of WRITING!! The most human of all endeavors . . . Enjoy!