The Pseudo-Platonic Seventh Letter by Michael Frede, Myles Burnyeat

The Pseudo-Platonic Seventh Letter

Michael Frede, Myles Burnyeat

208 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics history philosophy
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The Seventh Platonic Letter describes Plato's attempts to turn the ruler of Sicily, Dionysius II, into a philosopher ruler along the lines of the Republic. It explains why Plato turned from politics to philosophy in his youth and how he then tried...

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