Plato of Athens: a life in philosophy
Robin Waterfield
- Resource Type:
- E-Book
- Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
- Copyright:
- ©2023
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- Summary:
- "Plato of Athens is the first-ever biography of the world-famous philosopher. Born into a well-to-do family, he grew up in the increasing gloom of wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE. Alongside a normal Athenian education, in his teens he honed his intellect by attending lectures by the many thinkers who passed through Athens, and toyed with the idea of writing poetry. He finally decided to go into politics, but became disillusioned, especially after the Athenians condemned his teacher, Socrates, to death. Instead he turned to writing and teaching. In 383 he founded the Academy, the world's first higher-educational research and teaching establishment, But he also returned after a while to practical politics and spent a considerable amount of time trying to create a constitution for Syracuse in Sicily that would reflect his political ideals. The attempt failed, and Plato's disappointment can be traced in his later political works"-- [Provided by publisher]
- Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The sources
- Growing up in wartime Athens
- The intellectual environment
- From politics to philosophy
- Writing and research in the 390s and 380s
- The Academy
- The Middle Dialogues
- Practicing politics in Syracuse
- Last years.
- Author/Creator:
- Waterfield, Robin, 1952- , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Other Related Resources:
- Print version: Plato of Athens [by Waterfield, R.] (New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023] — ISBN 9780197564752; LCCN 2023004737; OCLC Number 1345514138)
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- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed on February 16, 2024). - Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxix, 255 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Call Numbers:
- B393 .W37 2023eb
- ISBNs:
- 9780197564776 (electronic book)
0197564771 (electronic book)
9780197564783 (electronic book)
019756478X (electronic book)
0197564763 (electronic book)
9780197564769 (electronic bk.)
9780197564752 (hardcover) [Invalid]
0197564755 (hardcover) [Invalid] - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2023004738
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1351894086