Template:Infobox philosopher

Plato
Plato
	Roman copy of a portrait bust c. 370 BC
Born	428/427 or 424/423 BC; Athens, Greece
Died	348 BC (aged c. 75-76 or 79-80); Athens, Greece
Notable work	Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo; Meno; Protagoras; Gorgias; Symposium; Phaedrus; Parmenides; Theaetetus; Republic; Timaeus; Laws;
Era	Ancient Greek philosophy
School	Platonic Academy
Notable students	Aristotle
Main interests	Epistemology; Metaphysics; Political philosophy;
Notable ideas	Allegory of the cave; Cardinal virtues; Form of the Good; Theory of forms; Divisions of the soul; Platonic love; Platonic solids;

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This template is used to provide biographical information on anyone who might be considered a philosopher. If the philosopher held or holds a political or other public office (e.g. Alan Greenspan), {{Infobox officeholder}} is probably more suitable.

Usage[edit]

{{Infobox philosopher
| honorific_prefix  = 
| name              = <!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name -->
| native_name       = <!-- add name in the philosopher's language or script if different from the English name -->
| honorific_suffix  = 
| image             = <!-- filename only, i.e. without the File: (or Image:) prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] --> 
| image_size        = 
| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| other_names       = 
| birth_name        = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date        = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living persons, {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} for deceased. For living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. -->
| birth_place       = 
| death_date        = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place       = 
| death_cause       = 
| nationality       = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| spouse            =
| partner           =
| children          =
| family            =
| relatives         = 
| education         = 
| alma_mater        = 
| occupation        = 
| notable_works     = <!-- use "notable_works" in place of "books" parameter (deprecated) -->
| awards            = 
| signature         = 
| signature_type    =
| signature_size    = 
| signature_alt     = 
| era               = 
| region            = 
| school_tradition  = 
| institutions      = 
| thesis_title      = <!--(or  | thesis1_title =  and  | thesis2_title = )-->
| thesis_url        = <!--(or  | thesis1_url  =   and  | thesis2_url  =  )-->
| thesis_year       = <!--(or  | thesis1_year =   and  | thesis2_year =  )-->
| doctoral_advisor  = <!--(or  | doctoral_advisors = )-->
| academic_advisors = 
| doctoral_students = 
| notable_students  = 
| language          = 
| main_interests    = 
| notable_ideas     = 
| website           = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
}}

To use this template, copy the text above to the top of a biography article. Note that parameter names are lowercase.

Example[edit]

{{Infobox philosopher
| era              = [[Ancient Greek philosophy]]
| image            = Plato Silanion Musei Capitolini MC1377.jpg
| caption          = Roman copy of a portrait [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] {{circa|370&nbsp;BC}}
| name             = Plato
| birth_date       = 428/427 or 424/423 BC
| birth_place      = [[Classical Athens|Athens]], Greece
| death_date       = 348 BC (aged {{circa|75-76 or 79-80}})
| death_place      = Athens, Greece
| school_tradition = [[Platonic Academy]]
| notable_students = [[Aristotle]]
| main_interests   ={{hlist|[[Platonic epistemology|Epistemology]]| [[Metaphysics]]|[[Plato's political philosophy|Political philosophy]]}}
| notable_works    =
{{Flatlist}}
* ''[[Euthyphro]]''
* ''[[Apology (Plato)|Apology]]''
* ''[[Crito]]''
* ''[[Phaedo]]''
* ''[[Meno]]''
* ''[[Protagoras (dialogue)|Protagoras]]''
* ''[[Gorgias (dialogue)|Gorgias]]''
* ''[[Symposium (Plato)|Symposium]]''
* ''[[Phaedrus (dialogue)|Phaedrus]]''
* ''[[Parmenides (dialogue)|Parmenides]]''
* ''[[Theaetetus (dialogue)|Theaetetus]]''
* ''[[Republic (Plato)|Republic]]''
* ''[[Timaeus (dialogue)|Timaeus]]''
* ''[[Laws (dialogue)|Laws]]''
{{Endflatlist}}
| notable_ideas    =

{{Flatlist}}

*[[Allegory of the cave]]
*[[Cardinal virtues]]
*[[Form of the Good]]
*[[Theory of forms]]
*[[Plato's theory of soul|Divisions of the soul]]
*[[Platonic love]]
*[[Platonic solids]]

{{Endflatlist}}}}

Parameters[edit]

All parameters are optional, and if left blank will not appear in the infobox:

era should be selected from Category:Philosophy by period
region should be selected from Category:Philosophy by region
school_tradition should be selected from Category:Philosophical schools and traditions or List of schools of philosophy
Entries in notable ideas should be explained in the main text of the article. Those that are not mentioned in the main text may be deleted.
For living people supply only the year for birth date unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per WP:DOB. Treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{birth year and age}} or a similar option.

For usage of other parameters, see Template:Infobox person/doc.

Microformat[edit]

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates[edit]

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes[edit]

hCard uses HTML classes including:

adr
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bday
birthplace
category
country-name
deathdate
deathplace
extended-address
family-name
fn (required)
given-name
honorific-prefix
honorific-suffix
label
locality
n
nickname
note
org
role
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking categories[edit]

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Cause of death	{{{death_cause}}}
Nationality	{{{nationality}}}
Other names	{{{other_names}}}
Education	{{{education}}}
Alma mater	{{{alma_mater}}}
Notable work	{{{notable_works}}}
Spouse	{{{spouse}}}
Partner	{{{partner}}}
Awards	{{{awards}}}

Era	{{{era}}}
Region	{{{region}}}
School	{{{school_tradition}}}
Institutions	{{{institutions}}}
Thesis	{{{thesis_title}}}
Doctoral advisor	{{{doctoral_advisor}}}
Other academic advisors	{{{academic_advisors}}}
Doctoral students	{{{doctoral_students}}}
Other notable students	{{{notable_students}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
Main interests	{{{main_interests}}}
Notable ideas	{{{notable_ideas}}}

Website	{{{website}}}
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[[File:{{{signature}}} \|{{{signature_size}}} \|alt={{{signature_alt}}}\|class=infobox-signature skin-invert]]

Plato
Roman copy of a portrait bust c. 370 BC
Born	428/427 or 424/423 BC Athens, Greece
Died	348 BC (aged c. 75-76 or 79-80) Athens, Greece
Notable work	Euthyphro Apology Crito Phaedo Meno Protagoras Gorgias Symposium Phaedrus Parmenides Theaetetus Republic Timaeus Laws

Era	Ancient Greek philosophy
School	Platonic Academy
Notable students	Aristotle
Main interests	Epistemology Metaphysics Political philosophy
Notable ideas	Allegory of the cave Cardinal virtues Form of the Good Theory of forms Divisions of the soul Platonic love Platonic solids