{"product_id":"plato-for-beginners-9781934389089","title":"Plato for Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll philosophy is a footnote to Plato. No other person so shaped the Western world and the way we think about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlato's questions remain as real for us today as they were 2500 years ago, and as human beings, we can not avoid their presence nor shirk our responsibility to attempt to answer them: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is Justice?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is Truth?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is Beauty?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kind of society should we build?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do we know what we know?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlato For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the reader to Socrates, Plato's mentor whose martyrdom led Plato to formulate a new system of knowledge based on reason. Socrates was found guilty and sentenced to death for refusing to recognize the gods of the State and for introducing other divinities. He was also found guilty of corrupting youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlato For Beginners\u003c\/p\u003e also covers the history of Greece as well as the life and ideas of this great philosopher and his influence over time, from early Christianity to the 20th Century. The reader learns what he meant by Truth, Beauty, and the Good. Classical dialogues such as \u003ci\u003eSymposium, Phaedo, The Apology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/i\u003e are all explored in the context of his time and our own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Cavalier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e For Beginners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e For Beginners (For Beginners)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.08w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934389089","brand":"For Beginners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43784593178761,"sku":"9781934389089","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6a6a9230-fe46-40df-b0cd-243eaecb833a.jpg?v=1742275384","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/plato-for-beginners-9781934389089","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}