by RichardKraut (Author)
Plato is the foundational thinker of European speculative thought. This book explores the intellectual milieu that gave rise to Plato's thinking and emphasizes the influence of Socrates, whose devotion to the examined life and death at the hands of Athenian democracy are memorialized in many of Plato's writings.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 01 Aug 2008
ISBN 10: 1847080324
ISBN 13: 9781847080325