LEADER 03664nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910824220803321 005 20260105201408.0 010 $a9781299157569 010 $a1299157564 010 $a9781118556702 010 $a1118556704 010 $a9781118556696 010 $a1118556690 010 $a9781444351910 010 $a1444351915 035 $a(CKB)2670000000152772 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH21640040 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000800156 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12325587 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000800156 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10781940 035 $a(PQKB)10607602 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000614644 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12293503 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000614644 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10605037 035 $a(PQKB)11198755 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC819334 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL819334 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10657529 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL447006 035 $a(OCoLC)778339141 035 $a(Perlego)1013131 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000152772 100 $a20130220d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhy Plato wrote /$fDanielle S. Allen 205 $aPbk. ed. 210 $aChichester $cWiley-Blackwell$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (244 p.) 225 0$aBlackwell Bristol lectures on Greece, Rome and the classical tradition 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9781118454398 311 08$a1118454391 311 08$a9781444334487 311 08$a1444334484 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Why Plato wrote -- pt. 2. What Plato did. 330 $aIn this thought-provoking text Danielle Allen eloquently argues that Plato wrote to change Athenian culture and thereby transform Athenian politics. She makes the case that Plato was not only the world's first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world's first think-tank activist and message man. 330 $bWhy Plato Wrote argues that Plato was not only the world's first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world's first think-tank activist and message man. Shows that Plato wrote to change Athenian society and thereby transform Athenian politics Offers accessible discussions of Plato's philosophy of language and political theory Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 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. She makes the case that Plato was not only the world's first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world's first think-tank activist and message man. Allen contends that the roles of philosopher and message man were not mutually exclusive, and that Plato's pursuit of language as a vehicle for affecting cultural norms was grounded in his philosophy of language. Why Plato Wrote is a lucid and engaging commentary on Plato's philosophy of language and its relation to his political theory. 606 $aAuthorship$xPsychological aspects 615 0$aAuthorship$xPsychological aspects. 676 $a184 700 $aAllen$b Danielle S.$f1971-$01798173 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824220803321 996 $aWhy Plato wrote$94522932 997 $aUNINA