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Although Aristotle is the first philosopher who separates theoretical and practical wisdom from each other, but before Aristotle, Plato also paid attention to the separation or non - separation of theoria and praxis. According to Plato, the virtue is knowledge; That is, self - knowledge is the same virtue and arete of a person. Therefore, in Plato's philosophy, it can be said that theoria and praxis are not separate from each other. At the same time, Plato believes that if we want to become virtuous by will and intention, we must resort to philosophy; That is, philosophy is considered as praxis to provide a certain theoria and purpose. Therefore, it can be said that Plato proposed the separation of theoria from praxis. Now, according to this introduction, important issue arises: Are theoria and praxis separate from each other in Plato's philosophy? This article tries to examine the above question from the viewpoint of Martin Heidegger and Hans - Georg Gadamer. While Heidegger believes that Plato by proposing the separation of theoria from praxis and also the precedence of theoria over praxis, has provided the ground for the formation of metaphysics and as a result the forgetting of Being, Gadamer believes that in Plato's philosophy, theoria and praxis are not separate from each other. In Gadamer's view, many of Plato's doctrines such as the doctrine of ideas, the ideal state, etc., have derived from his practical considerations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]