Plato : A Civic Life (Great Lives of the Ancient World)

Atack, Carol

Reaktion Books（2024/10発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 240 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781789149463
• DDC分類 184

Full Description

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. Plato lived in turbulent times, born during a war that led to Athens' defeat and decline. A restored democracy enabled the execution of his teacher Socrates.
Carol Atack explores how his life in Athens influenced Plato's thinking, 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 big questions about existence and the societies we create, then and now.

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
Abbreviations
References
Bibliography
Index