{"product_id":"9781444334487","title":"Why Plato Wrote","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWhy Plato Wrote\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDanielle S. Allen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ History \u0026amp; Surveys \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhy Plato Wrote\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows that Plato wrote to change Athenian society and thereby transform Athenian politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers accessible discussions of Plato’s philosophy of language and political theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDanielle S. Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is UPS Foundation Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWorld of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and \u003ci\u003eTalking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship Since Brown vs. the Board of Education (\u003c\/i\u003e2004).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 November 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444334487\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e246\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310501654668,"sku":"9781444334487","price":77.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444334487_ac722f58-e117-4c2b-b022-4332a6ff09f2.jpg?v=1780159706","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781444334487","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}