is death in 347 B.C. Plato presided over his Academy which was eventually closed in 529 A.D. after emperor Justinian 1 declared it was a pagan school. Having survived 900 years, it is the longest surviving university known.
             2. The basis of Virtue and the immortality of the soul
             How can we ever learn what we do not know? That is the question Plato was trying to answer. Socrates stated that we already know everything that we need to know. Plato went further to state "our most basic knowledge comes when we bring back to mind our acquaintance with eternal realities during a previous existence of the soul." Plato believed of suddenly realizing the truth of something of which we had been unaware, and it does often feel as if we are not really learning or discovering anything new, but really just remembering something we have already known. Plato felt Socrates was right and agreed with him, in a sense these two believed in Nativism, meaning all knowledge is inborn. Plato believed the knowledge we have obtained throughout our entire life will still be present even after our soul has left the body. Although they both agreed on this theory, they disagreed on whether or not virtue can be taught. Socrates felt from virtue comes innate wisdom. Plato believed that genuine knowledge of virtue is attainable through appropriate educational methods.
             "The soul is perfectly and certainly imperishable, not only for this life, but forever" (Phaefo 105d) Pl
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