The Philosopher's Song: The Poets' Influence on Plato - Paperback

by Kevin Crotty (Author)

The Philosopher's Song explores the complex and fruitful relation between the great poets of Greek culture and Plato's invention of philosophy, especially as this bears on Plato's treatment of justice. The author shows how the poets helped shape the development of Plato's thinking throughout the course of his philosophical career.

Author Biography

Kevin Crotty is professor of classics at Washington and Lee University.