[twobuy]

> Plato is, by far, the best philosopher of all time. I don't say that lightly and am open to arguments.

This is a thoroughly modern perspective. Historically, Aristotle was considered "The Philosopher". Plato has staged a resurgence in the discourse (in fact I'm partial to Plato myself), but you're over-stating his historical impact. Which is sort of ironic, when you're discussing historical impact.

[dr_dshiv]

Source please. I think you are wrong. Admittedly, Aristotle was big in the 500AD-1500AD, which is when the books of Plato were lost to the West. But apart from this, Plato's always been bigger.