Plato: A Civic Life

The Life And Times That Shaped A Pillar Of Western Philosophy.Plato Is A Key Figure Since The Beginning Of Western Philosophy, Yet The Impact Of His Lived Experience On His Thought Has Rarely Been Explored. Plato Lived In Turbulent Times, Born During A War That Led To Athens’ Defeat And Decline. He Grew Up In A Restored Democracy, One That Eventually Condemned And Executed His Teacher, Socrates.Carol Atack Considers How Plato’S Life In Athens Influenced His Thinking, How He Developed The Socratic Dialogue Into A Powerful Philosophical Tool And How He Used The Institutions Of Athenian Society To Create A Compelling Imaginative World. Accessibly Written, This Book Shows How Plato Made Athens A Philosophical Capital Of The World – A Place Where Diverse Ideas Merged To Form New Lines Of Thought About Our Existence And The Societies We Create.