Ronald B. Levinson
Ronald Bartlett Levinson (October 18, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois – November 21, 1980 in Bangor, Maine) was an internationally renowned American philosopher who focused in his work on Plato. Works. Levinson focused in his works on Plato and the history of Platonism. He gained international awareness by his book "In Defense of Plato" (1953) in which he defended Plato against Karl Popper's sharp criticism, who considered Plato to be the forerunner of totalitarianism. Levinson was a member of the American Philosophical Association and of the Society of Ancient Philosophy.