Plato - A Beginner's Guide introduces you to the life and work of one of the founding fathers of philosophy, and best known of the thinkers of Ancient Greece. Use this introductory guide to help you unravel his philosophy and explore his works. Roy Jackson's fascinating introduction: summarises Plato's writings dividing them into early, middle and late period. explores how Plato was influenced by the political and cultural climate of his time and by those philosophers who went before him. shows how his philosophy is a combination of the teachings of Socrates and such thinkers as Pythagorus. puts Plato in philosophical and historical context. the facts...the concepts...the ideas...
- ISBN10 0340803851
- ISBN13 9780340803851
- Publish Date 28 September 2001
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 25 October 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Murray Press
- Imprint John Murray Learning
- Edition Illustrated edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 96
- Language English