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<i>Why Plato Wrote</i> argues that Plato was not only the worlds first systematic political philosopher, but also the western worlds first think-tank activist and message man.<ul><li>Shows that Plato wrote to change Athenian society and thereby transform Athenian politics</li><li>Offers accessible discussions of Platos philosophy of language and political theory</li><li>Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011</li></ul>
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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
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Autorenportrait
- <p><b>Danielle S. Allen</b> is UPS Foundation Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. She is the author of<i>The World of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens</i> (2000) and<i>Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship Since Brown vs. the Board of Education</i> (2004).</p>
Detailansicht
Why Plato Wrote
eBook - Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition
ISBN/EAN: 9781118556702
Umbreit-Nr.: 4426087
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 244 S., 1.76 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 29.11.2012
Auflage: 2/2012
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM