"Why Plato Wrote is the first book to be published in the
prestigious Blackwell Bristol Lecture Series in Greece, Rome and
the Classical Tradition. In this thought-provoking text Danielle
Allen eloquently argues that Plato wrote to change Athenian culture
and thereby transform Athenian politics. She makes the case 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. Allen contends that the roles of philosopher and
message man were not mutually exclusive, and that Plato's pursuit
of language as a vehicle for affecting cultural norms was grounded
in his philosophy of language. Why Plato Wrote is a lucid and
engaging commentary on Plato's philosophy of language and its
relation to his political theory"--
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