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Plato of Athens : a life in philosophy / by Robin Waterfield.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Waterfield, Robin, 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophers--Greece--Athens--Biography.
- Philosophers.
- Plato.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- This book, the first ever biography of the father of philosophy, tracks Plato's life from his childhood in war-torn Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE to his founding of the Academy, adventures in Sicily, death, and immense legacy. Throughout, it sheds light on Plato's many timeless works of philosophy.
- Contents:
- 1. Growing Up in Wartime Athens
- 2. The Intellectual Environment
- 3. From Politics to Philosophy
- 4. Writing and Research in the 390s and 380s
- 5. The Academy
- 6. The Middle Dialogues
- 7. Practicing Politics in Syracuse
- 8. Last Years
- Further Reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Waterfield, Robin Plato of Athens
- ISBN:
- 9780197564776
- 9780197564783
- OCLC:
- 1376931253
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