Description: Plato of Athens : A Life in Philosophy, Hardcover by Waterfield, Robin, ISBN 0197564755, ISBN-13 9780197564752, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Plato of Athens is the first-ever biography of the world-famous philosopher. Born into a well-to-do family, he grew up in the increasing gloom of wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE. Alongside a normal Athenian education, in his teens he honed his intellect by attending lectures by the many thinkers who passed through Athens, and toyed with the idea of writing poetry. He finally decided to go into politics, but became disillusioned, especially after the Athenians condemned his teacher, Socrates, to death. Instead he turned to writing and teaching. In 383 he founded the Academy, the world's first higher-educational research and teaching establishment, But he also returned after a while to practical politics and spent a considerable amount of time trying to create a constitution for Syracuse in Sicily that would reflect his political ideals. The attempt failed, and Plato's disappointment can be traced in his later political works"--
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Book Title: Plato of Athens : Alife in Philosophy
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: Philosophers, Individual Philosophers, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Philosophy, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Item Length: 9.5 in
Author: Robin Waterfield
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
