Format:
xi, 434 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:
9781108426442
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9781108445153
Content:
"Plato's Academy is commonly regarded as the most prestigious and most influential of all educational institutions in antiquity. Founded by one of the greatest thinkers of all times, its activity as a centre of philosophical and scientific research spanned at least three centuries (from ca. 387 to ca. 86 B.C.), while the influence it has exerted on contemporary and later philosophical and scientific thought is almost impossible to overestimate. The Academy's history is supposed to reflect not only the theoretical aspirations of its founder and his followers, but also the manner in which they believed their views should operate within a given social context"--
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-108-55466-4
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
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Philosophy
Keywords:
Platonische Akademie
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Konferenzschrift
