Why Plato wrote

• Main Author: Allen, Danielle S. 1971- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell c2010
• Series: Blackwell Bristol lectures on Greece, Rome and the classical tradition
• Subjects: Πλάτων, > 427-347; Συγγραφική τέχνη > Ψυχολογικές απόψεις

"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...