Description: 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 Danielle S. Allen is UPS Foundation Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. She is the author of The World of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens (2000) and Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship Since Brown vs. the Board of Education (2004). Part I: Why Plato Wrote. 1. Who Was Plato? 2. The Importance of Symbols in Human Life. 3. The Philosopher as Model-Maker. 4. The Philosopher as Shadow-Maker. 5. What Plato Wrote. 6. How Plato Lived. Part II: What Plato Did. 7. The Case for Influence. 8. Culture War Emergent. 9. Culture War Concluded.
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EAN: 9781118454398
UPC: 9781118454398
ISBN: 9781118454398
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Item Length: 22.6 cm
Book Title: Why Plato Wrote
Item Height: 229mm
Item Width: 152mm
Author: Danielle S. Allen
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Popular Philosophy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication Year: 2012
Item Weight: 354g
Number of Pages: 244 Pages
