Why Plato wrote / Danielle S. Allen.
2010
184 A425w 2010
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Title
Why Plato wrote / Danielle S. Allen.
Author
ISBN
9781444334487 (hardback)
1444334484 (hardback)
1444334484 (hardback)
Imprint
Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Language
English
Description
xii, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
184 A425w 2010
System Control No.
(OCoLC)617637854
(OCoLC)617637854
(OCoLC)617637854
Summary
"Why Plato Wrote is the first book to be published in the prestigious Blackwell Bristol Lecture Series in Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. In this thought-provoking text Danielle Allen eloquently argues that Plato wrote to change Athenian culture and thereby transform Athenian politics. She makes the case 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. Allen contends that the roles of philosopher and message man were not mutually exclusive, and that Plato's pursuit of language as a vehicle for affecting cultural norms was grounded in his philosophy of language. Why Plato Wrote is a lucid and engaging commentary on Plato's philosophy of language and its relation to his political theory"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-217) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Prologuue: Why think about Plato?
Part I: Why Plato Wrote: Chapter 1: Who was Plato?; Chapter 2: The importance of symbols to human life; Chapter 3: The philosopher as model-maker; Chapter 4: The philosopher as shadow-maker; Chapter 5: What Plato wrote; Chapter 6: How Plato lived.
Part II: What Plato did: Chapter 7: The case for influence; Chapter 8: Culture war emergent; Chapter 9: Culture war concluded
Epilogue: and to my colleagues
Appendix 1: The relationship between paradigms and forms
Appendix 2: A second tri-partite division of the soul?
Appendix 3: Miso- compounds in greek literature.
Part I: Why Plato Wrote: Chapter 1: Who was Plato?; Chapter 2: The importance of symbols to human life; Chapter 3: The philosopher as model-maker; Chapter 4: The philosopher as shadow-maker; Chapter 5: What Plato wrote; Chapter 6: How Plato lived.
Part II: What Plato did: Chapter 7: The case for influence; Chapter 8: Culture war emergent; Chapter 9: Culture war concluded
Epilogue: and to my colleagues
Appendix 1: The relationship between paradigms and forms
Appendix 2: A second tri-partite division of the soul?
Appendix 3: Miso- compounds in greek literature.
Series
Blackwell Bristol lectures on Greece, Rome and the classical tradition.
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