Why Plato Wrote

Name: Why Plato Wrote
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ISBN: 9781118454398

ISBN-10: 1118454391

ISBN-13: 9781118454398

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Danielle S. Allen

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Why Plato Wrote argues that Plato was not only the world’s first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world’s first think–tank activist and message man. Shows that Plato wrote to change Athenian society and thereby transform Athenian politics Offers accessible discussions of Plato’s philosophy of language and political theory Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011

Book details

List price: $51.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/7/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 244
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.10" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Prologue: Why Think about Plato?



Why Plato Wrote



Who Was Plato?



The Importance of Symbols in Human Life



The Philosopher as Model-Maker



The Philosopher as Shadow-Maker



What Plato Wrote



How Plato Lived



What Plato Did



The Case for Influence



Culture War Emergent



Culture War Concluded


Epilogue: And to My Colleagues



The Relationship between Paradigms and Forms



A Second Tri-partite Division of the Soul?



Miso- Compounds in Greek Literature


Notes


References


Further Reading


Index