Unit I
IN THIS LESSON
Before the schools of philosophy could open, the philosophical foundations had to be set.
Topics discussed:
A review of the philosophers covered in Unit I
A summary of the sociopolitical conditions that gave rise to anti-democratic sentiment
A brief biography of Plato, up to the period in which he opens his school
Further Reading
Donald Kagan, The Peloponnesian War
Robin Waterfield, Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy