PLATO was a classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens. Along with Socrates and Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI was an Italian philosopher and writer, and is considered one of the founders of modern political science. He was a diplomat and civil servant in the Florentine Republic in the sixteenth century, until arrested for conspiracy in 1513 after which he gave his time to writing.
TOM BUTLER-BOWDEN is the author of five bestselling books on classic self-help and motivational writing. He has been described by USA Today as "a true scholar of this type of literature." Tom has also written introductions to the other editions in the Capstone Classics series.
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