{"product_id":"plato-17","title":"Plato","description":"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.\nCarol 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.","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56191904317784,"sku":"9781836392057","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781836392057_6b7a3110-1533-4868-9d12-730b24da74ed.jpg?v=1781016322","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/plato-17","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}