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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197797211ISBN-10:0197797210UPC:9780197797211Book Category:Philosophy, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Individual Philosophers, PhilosophersBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.86 x 5.50 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SC2KBVBFBV
Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy
The first ever biography of the founder of Western philosophy Considered by many to be the most important philosopher ever, Plato was born into a well-to-do family in wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE. In his teens, he honed his intellect by attending lectures from the many thinkers who passed through Athens and toyed with the idea of writing poetry. He finally decided to go...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197797211ISBN-10:0197797210UPC:9780197797211Book Category:Philosophy, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Individual Philosophers, PhilosophersBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.86 x 5.50 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SC2KBVBFBV
Robin Waterfield is an independent scholar and translator living in southern Greece. Among his numerous translations of Greek works are Plato's Symposium, Gorgias, and Republic, all published in the Oxford World's Classics series. His previous works of history include Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece and Taken at the Flood: The Roman Conquest of Greece.
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