Cave And The Light - Arthur Herman

The Definitive Sequel To York Times Bestseller How The Scots Invented The Modern World Is A Magisterial Account Of How The Two Greatest Thinkers Of The Ancient World, Plato And Aristotle, Laid The Foundations Of Western Culturemdash;and How Their Rivalry Shaped The Essential Features Of Our Culture Down To The Present Day. Plato Came From A Wealthy, Connected Athenian Family And Lived A Comfortable Upper-class Lifestyle Until He Met An Odd Little Man Named Socrates, Who Showed Him A World Of Ideas And Ideals. Socrates Taught Plato That A Man Must Use Reason To Attain Wisdom, And That The Life Of A Lover Of Wisdom, A Philosopher, Was The Pinnacle Of Achievement.