Plato of Athens : a life in philosophy /

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Waterfield, Robin, 1952- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Plato. Plato Philosophers > Greece > Athens > Biography. Philosophes > Grèce > Athènes > Biographies. Philosophers. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Ancient. HISTORY. Ancient & Classical. History & Surveys. PHILOSOPHY. Philosophers Greece > Athens Biography & non-fiction prose. Biography. Electronic books. Biographies Biographies.
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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.