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Plato: A Civic Life

By (author) Carol Atack

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normal price: R 422.95

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Plato is a key figure from the beginnings 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’s defeat and decline. A restored democracy enabled the execution of his teacher Socrates. Carol Atack explores how his life in Athens influenced Plato’s 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. Now available in paperback, this accessibly written book shows how Plato made Athens the place where diverse ideas were integrated into a new way of approaching big questions about existence and the societies we create, then and now.

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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Publisher | Reaktion Books
Published date | 1 Mar 2026
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 240
Dimensions | 216 x 138 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-8363-9205-7
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BISAC | history / ancient / greece

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Normally shipped | Forthcoming. We are not accepting backorders for this item yet
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Normal Price | R 461.95
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