Before revision: The problem in ancient philosophers Among the first thinkers in history, there were authors who wrote their works in the form of verse poems; later, philosophy was predominantly written in prose, thus emphasizing the distinction - later theorized by Plato - between poetry, as a plausible imitation of reality, and philosophy, which tends towards formalization and the expression of truth or the Idea.
After revision: The problem in ancient philosophers Among the first thinkers in history, there were authors who wrote their works in the form of verse poems; later, philosophy was predominantly written in prose, thus emphasizing the distinction – later theorized by Plato – between poetry, as a plausible imitation of reality, and philosophy, which tends towards formalization and the expression of truth or the Idea.