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Plato
Why does government exist? What is its nature and purpose? Who should govern, and how is this decision to be made? Why should we obey the law? This book answers…
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How should we understand such concepts as: the beloved, physical beauty, the beauty that transcends the physical, and the power of love between men as the ancient Greeks understood it…
Plato,Benjamin Jowett
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Benjamin Jowett,Plato
The Dialogues of Plato - Vol. II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1875. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as…
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this book is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within…
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Embark on an unparalleled journey through the mind of Plato, one of history's most influential philosophers. This comprehensive collection, divided into four distinct volumes, provides a sweeping overview of Platonic…
Plato, Benjamin Jowett
Plato's dialogue Theaetetus asks the question of what knowledge is, how human beings acquire it, and how knowledge relates to both perception and judgement. This dialogue is told as a…
The trial and death of Socrates remains a powerful document, partly because it was a true account of one of the greatest figures in history. In Apology , Socrates defends…
English translation of Plato’s Socratic dialogue which attempts to achieve a definition of virtue that applies equally to all particular virtues. Includes an introduction, notes, and geometrical diagrams that follow…
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Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates
By Plato transl. Benjamin Jowett
The Apology of Socrates by Plato is the Socratic dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defence, which Socrates…
The Apology of Socrates by Plato, is the Socratic dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defence, which Socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption, in 399 BC.
English translation of Plato’s dialogue of Socrates seeking the true definition of rhetoric, with an attempt to show the flaws of the sophistic orators. Includes speeches from Thucydides’ History of…
Addresses vital concerns that continue to occupy serious minds. This book attempts to answer questions about the nature of virtue and whether it is inherent to humans or a subject…
Parmenides is widely considered to be one of the more, if not the most, challenging and enigmatic of Plato's dialogues. The work purports to be an account of a meeting…
Theaetetus is a seminal text in the philosophy of knowledge and is acknowledged as one of Plato's finest works. Cast as a conversation between Socrates and a clever but modest…
In his brilliant dialogue, Symposium, Plato presents an imaginary dinner party set in Athens in 416 BC where the guests include Aristophanes, Socrates and the most popular Athenian of his…
?The Apology of Socrates is a Socratic dialogue
Gorgias is a Socratic dialogue depicting a conversation between Socrates and a small group of sophists at a dinner. Socrates debates with the sophist unveiling the flaws of the sophistic…
Although Plato’s celebrated work of philosophy describes a society which to some seems the ideal human community and to others like a totalitarian nightmare, it also raises enduring questions about…
Phaedo
English translation of one of Plato’s least political dialogues has Socrates and Phaedrus discussing many themes: the art and practice of rhetoric, love, reincarnation, and the soul. With an interpretive…
The Theaetetus is a seminal text in the philosophy of knowledge, acknowledged as one of Plato’s finest works. Cast as a conversation between Socrates and a student, Theaetetus, it explores…
Plato's most famous work and one of the most important books ever written on the subject of philosophy and political theory, "The Republic" is a fictional dialogue between Socrates and…
Plato's dialogue Theaetetus asks the question of what knowledge is, how human beings acquire it, and how knowledge relates to both perception and judgement.
This dialogue is told as a…
Includes four short works, Euthyphro , Apology , Crito , and Phaedo , which help readers experience the range of Socrates’ penetrating mind.
This newly revised and annotated edition of The Trial and Death of Socrates from Logos Books includes the four Platonic dialogues Euthyphro, Apology, Crito and Phaedo.
In his brilliant dialogue, Symposium, Plato presents an imaginary dinner-party set in Athens in 416 BC where the guests include Aristophanes, Socrates and the most popular Athenian of his day…
Plato's Five Remarkable Dialogues Collection
A collection of five of Plato's most famous Dialogues, This edition includes Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, and Phaedo.
Euthyphro - A dialogue between Socrates and…
Timaeus, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation…
A compilation of the essential works of Plato in one paperback volume: The Republic, The Symposium, Parmenides, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo.
APOLOGY (The Apology of Socrates), by Plato, is the Socratic dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defence, which Socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption, in 399…
