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Why Plato wrote /
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 politicsOffers accessible discussions...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Malden, MA :
John Wiley & Sons,
2010.
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| Series: | Blackwell Bristol lectures on Greece, Rome and the classical tradition.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Prologue: Why think about Plato?
- Part I: Why Plato Wrote: Chapter 1: Who was Plato?; Chapter 2: The importance of symbols to human life; Chapter 3: The philosopher as model-maker; Chapter 4: The philosopher as shadow-maker; Chapter 5: What Plato wrote; Chapter 6: How Plato lived.
- Part II: What Plato did: Chapter 7: The case for influence; Chapter 8: Culture war emergent; Chapter 9: Culture war concluded
- Epilogue: and to my colleagues
- Appendix 1: The relationship between paradigms and forms
- Appendix 2: A second tri-partite division of the soul?
- Appendix 3: Miso- compounds in greek literature.