{"title":"Carol Atack","description":"Carol Atack teaches classical Greek and ancient philosophy at the University of Cambridge. She is the author and coauthor of two books, most recently Anachronism and Antiquity.","products":[{"product_id":"plato-a-civic-life-hardcover","title":"Plato: A Civic Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, a new reading of Plato's philosophy that reveals it as deeply shaped by his experiences in Athens.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. Born during a war that would lead to Athens' decline, Plato lived in turbulent times. Carol Atack explores how Plato's life in Athens influenced his thought, 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. Accessibly written, this book shows how Plato made Athens the place where diverse ideas were integrated into a new way of approaching the big questions about our lives, then and now.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368457142495,"sku":"9781789149463","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/uN9Xy002yR9781789149463.webp?v=1789128456"},{"product_id":"plato-a-civic-life-paperback","title":"Plato: A Civic Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, a new reading of Plato's philosophy that reveals it as deeply shaped by his experiences in Athens.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. Born during a war that would lead to Athens' decline, Plato lived in turbulent times. Carol Atack explores how Plato's life in Athens influenced his thought, 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. Accessibly written, this book shows how Plato made Athens the place where diverse ideas were integrated into a new way of approaching the big questions about our lives, then and now.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368936964319,"sku":"9781836392057","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/twoVxaBjJb9781836392057.webp?v=1789135904"},{"product_id":"memories-of-socrates-memorabilia-and-apology-paperback","title":"Memories of Socrates: Memorabilia and Apology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Who would you say knows himself?'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 399 BCE Socrates was tried in Athens on charges of irreligion and corruption of the young, convicted, and sentenced to death. Like Plato, an almost exact contemporary, in his youth Xenophon (c. 430-c. 354 BCE) was one of the circle of mainly upper-class young Athenians attracted to Socrates' teaching. His \u003cem\u003eMemorabilia\u003c\/em\u003e is both a passionate defence of Socrates against those charges, and a kaleidoscopic picture of the man he knew, painted in a series of mini-dialogues and shorter vignettes, with a varied and deftly characterized cast--entitled and ambitious young men, atheists and hedonists, artists and artisans, Socrates' own stroppy teenage son Lamprocles, the glamorous courtesan Theodote. Topics given Socrates' characteristic questioning treatment include education, law, justice, government, political and military leadership, democracy and tyranny, friendship, care of the body and the soul, and concepts of the divine. Xenophon sees Socrates as above all a supreme moral educator, coaxing and challenging his associates to make themselves better people, not least by the example of how he lived his own life. Self-knowledge, leading to a reasoned self-control, was for Socrates the essential first step on the path to virtue, and some found it uncomfortable. The \u003cem\u003eApology\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving account of Socrates' behaviour and bearing in his last days, immediately before, during, and after his trial.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376794337503,"sku":"9780198856092","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/33o-4-spWo9780198856092.webp?v=1789225354"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/carol-atack.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}