{"product_id":"2940169724493","title":"Plato in 90 Minutes","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an age when philosophers had scarcely glimpsed the horizons of the mind, a boy named Aristocles decided to forgo his ambitions as a wrestler. Adopting the nickname Plato, he embarked instead on a life in philosophy. In 387 BC he founded the Academy, the world¿s first university, and taught his students that all we see is not reality but merely a reproduction of the true source. And in his famous \u003cem\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e he described the politics of ¿the highest form of state.¿\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePlato in 90 Minutes\u003c\/em\u003e, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Plato¿s life and ideas and explains their influence on man¿s struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Plato¿s work, a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that place Plato within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 90 Minutes series includes brief but authoritative interpretations of the world\u003cspan\u003e¿\u003c\/span\u003es greatest thinkers, deciphering philosophical thought in an entertaining and accessible fashion and making it comprehensible and interesting to almost everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114669326576,"sku":"2940169724493","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169724493_p0.jpg?v=1769899616","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169724493","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}