This book, the first ever biography of the father of philosophy, tracks Plato's life from his childhood in war-torn Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE to his founding of the Academy, adventures in Sicily, death, and immense legacy. Throughout, it sheds light on Plato's many timeless works of philosophy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Maps
- List of Illustrations and Tables
- List of Plato's Dialogues
- Timeline
- Introduction
- The Sources
- 1. Growing Up in Wartime Athens
- 2. The Intellectual Environment
- 3. From Politics to Philosophy
- 4. Southern Italy and Sicily
- 5. The Academy
- 6. The Second and Third Visits to Syracuse
- 7. Last Years
- Further Reading
- Index
