Greek Philosophers: The Lives And Times Of Socrates, Plato And

Greek Philosophers: The Lives And Times Of Socrates, Plato And Aristotle

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are three of philosophyâ€™s greatest contributors. You already knew that. But what you might not know is that they all lived in classical Athens at around the same time. You might not know that Socrates was executed for practicing free speech. You might not know that Plato was sold into slavery for making the Tyrant of Syracuse angry. And you might not know that Aristotle tutored the famous Alexander the Great. The philosophers were part of some crazy world events as well. The Peloponnesian War, the Macedonian takeover, the thirty tyrants who thought they could wipe out Athenian democracyâ€¦itâ€™s all there.

Truth to be told, thereâ€™s not a lot of testimony out there detailing what their lives were like. Historians of those days were more concerned with documenting the perpetual civil wars, and the philosophersâ€™ students were more concerned with recording their teachersâ€™ ideas. However, this book by Simon T. Bailey entitled Greek Philosophers: The Lives and Times of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle is a look into what it might have been like for Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to live in Athens in the fourth and fifth centuries BCE.

If youâ€™re looking for a dry professorial work full of archaeological evidence, then this book isnâ€™t going to be your cup of tea, but if youâ€™re looking for a partially fictionalized rendition of the philosophersâ€™ lives and thoughts that seeks to humanize those marble statues or are looking for something to wet your palate and get you excited about ancient Greek history and philosophy, then this book is your boon.
Country USA
Manufacturer Make Profits Easy LLC
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-10-20
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Make Profits Easy LLC
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-10-20
Format	Kindle eBook

Greek Philosophers: The Lives And Times Of Socrates, Plato And Aristotle

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