Plato : A Civic Life / Carol Atack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atack, Carol, author.

Series:

Great Lives of the Ancient World

Great Lives of the Ancient World Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato--Biography.

Plato.

Philosophers--Greece--Biography.

Philosophers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages) : illustrations, maps, genealogical table.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Civic life

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, Limited, 2024.

Summary:

A new reading of Plato's philosophy that reveals it as deeply shaped by his experiences in Athens. Plato is a key figure from the beginnings of Western philosophy, yet the impact of his lived experience on his thought has rarely been explored. Born during a war that would lead to Athens'decline, Plato lived in turbulent times. Carol Atack explores how Plato's life in Athens influenced his thought, how he developed the Socratic dialogue into a powerful philosophical tool, and how he used the institutions of Athenian society to create a compelling imaginative world. Accessibly written, this book shows how Plato made Athens the place where diverse ideas were integrated into a new way of approaching the big questions about our lives, then and now.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. A Wartime Childhood

2. Education in a Divided City

3. The Trial and Death of Socrates

4. Plato outside Athens

5. Establishing an Academy

6. The Academy Flourishes

7. Legacy

References

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Photo Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78914-984-3

OCLC:

1492926557