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Name the important contributions and influences today by Plato.

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Though influenced primarily by Socrates, to the extent that Socrates is usually the main character in many of Plato's writings, he was also influenced by Heraclitus, Parmenides, and the Pythagoreans.
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Plato created the first university in Europe
Created the idea of division of labor
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