Author : Danielle S. Allen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 39,70 MB
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1444334484
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