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Nicolae Sfetcu
Plato drew on the philosophical work of some of his predecessors, especially Socrates, but also Parmenides, Heraclitus, and Pythagoras, to develop his own philosophy, which explores most important fields, including…
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Plato
A rendition of Plato’s classic work of political thought.
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Seth Benardete
An insightful commentary on Plato's Laws, his complex final work.
The Laws was Plato's last work, his longest, and one of his most difficult. In contrast to the Republic, which…
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Christopher W. Tindale
Studies Plato's approach to argumentation, exploring his role as logician, rhetorician, and dialectician in a way that sees these three aspects working together.
Carol Atack
Xenophon of Athens wrote on a variety of subjects including history, biography, leadership and philosophical dialogue. This book explores the coherent worldview underlying these apparently disparate works, placing Xenophon's thought…
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Rosie Harman
This book considers cultural identity and power relations in early fourth-century BCE Greece through a reading of Xenophon's historical narratives, the Hellenica, Anabasis and Cyropaedia. These texts depict conflicts between…
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Rod Jenks
In Plato on the Unity of the Virtues, Rod Jenks argues that while Plato makes several attempts to show how virtue is one, he deliberately fails to secure this because…
Gary Pavela, DeForest McDuff, Gregory Pavela
"The value of this book is its focus on relationally, stories, and human connection. The authors situate academic integrity within ethical decision-making rather than within a rule-compliance framing. This work…
This essential reference text on the life, thought and writings of Plato uses over 160 short, accessible articles to cover a complete range of topics for both the first-time student…
J D Ponce
This exciting essay focuses on the explanation and analysis of Plato's The Republic, one the most influential works in history and whose understanding, due to its complexity and depth, escapes…
Professor Bernard Williams
'One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors' Plato An intriguing introduction to the philosopher widely acknowledged as…
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The Legacy of Plato's Timaeus examines the influence of the Timaeus on the early disciplinary histories of cosmology, music, medicine, and architecture and investigates how in turn the interpretation of…
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George Myerson
Potone lives in Athens with her mum, her stepdad and her incredibly annoying brother, Plato. The city is at war with the ferocious Spartans. When Potone is not arguing with…
In this modern adaptation of Plato's ????????? (Symposium), a group of distinguished Athenians gather at a feast and take turns delivering profound and playful speeches in praise of love (eros)…
Statesman by Plato offers profound insights into the complexities of political authority and the ethical responsibilities of those in power.
Plato, Benjamin Jowett
In the Republic, Socrates discusses the meaning of justice and whether the just man is happier than the unjust man with various Athenians and foreigners. He considers the natures of…
The Republic by Plato is a timeless philosophical masterpiece exploring justice, morality, and the ideal society. Through Socratic dialogues, it delves into governance, education, and the nature of reality, challenging…
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…
Dive into Plato's Protagoras, where Socrates and the sophist Protagoras engage in a thought-provoking dialogue on virtue and knowledge. Explore timeless questions of truth and morality as they challenge each…
In Sophist by Plato, Socrates encounters the enigmatic Stranger from Elea, engaging in a gripping dialectic on the nature of being and appearance. Delve into this profound exploration of ontology…
Parmenides delves into a profound philosophical discussion centered around Socrates' challenge to the revered Parmenides and Zeno.
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…
In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia.
An exploration of one of the most fundamental human questions: how to lead a good life. Taking the form of a discussion between the hedonist Philebus, his naive disciple, Protarchus…
A complete translation of Plato’s classic work, supplemented with well-chosen notes and glossary of important terms.
Much of traditional Western thought began in Antiquity, flowing from the Platonic dialogues, The Republic being the most significant. Plato expresses the political, ethical and societal framework for the nature…
In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerge a series of subtle reflections on gender…
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The Republic , Plato’s masterwork, was first enjoyed 2,400 years ago and remains one of the most widely-read books in the world: as a foundational work of Western philosophy, and…
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Xenophon
The Sportsman: On Hunting, a Sportsman's Manual, Commonly Called Cynegeticus, a classical book, was published more than a century ago and has been considered important throughout the human history, and…
Xenophon's Hellenica is a Classical Greek historical narrative divided into seven books that describe Greco-Persian history in the years BCE 411-362. It is the principal source for the final seven…
Xenophon, Henry Graham Dakyns
The Memorabilia is a defense of Socrates, offering edifying examples of Socrates' conversations and activities. Xenophon argues that Socrates was innocent of the formal charges against him, demonstrating how Socrates…
Obed Delf?n
This text deals with various questions and all of them constitute a path that leads to philosophy as an art of living. It is intended for all audiences, since the…
Carolina Araujo
In this pathbreaking interpretation of Plato's foundational text of political philosophy, Carolina Araujo reveals how the Republic remains ripe for an interpretation grounded in notions of cooperation, flourishing and justice…
Russell Winslow
Necessity and Philosophy in Plato's Republic offers an interpretation of the concept of necessity in what is perhaps Plato's most read dialogue. The book argues that to read the Republic…
Andrew Fiala
Power grabs, partisan stand-offs, propaganda, and riots make for tantalizing fiction, but the US seems to have devolved into a land that celebrates real-life dictators. Applying historical lessons to contemporary…
The second volume of a three-volume edition presenting the first complete translation of Proclus' commentary on Plato's Republic - the only sustained treatment of the dialogue to survive from antiquity…
An examination of Leo Strauss's 1948 notebook and other writings on the Euthyphro, Plato's dialogue on piety, using close analysis and line-by-line commentary.
Provides an eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army - the Ten Thousand - to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother and take the Persian throne.
After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a…
Sears Jayne
From the time of the Roman Republic, continental Europeans traveling to England brought knowledge of Greek and Roman intellectual culture in the form of books of every genre. But, until…
Russell E. Gmirkin
This book argues that the biblical creation accounts draw directly from Plato's Timaeus, demonstrating the influence of Plato and the cosmogenies of Greek natural philosophers on Genesis. Suitable for students…
This book is an edited collection on one of Plato's most dramatic as well as most complex dialogues, where a defence of the philosopher's way of life is carried out…
Laurence Lampert
"In this brilliant analysis of the coming to be of Strauss, Plato, and Nietzsche as philosophers and poets, Laurence Lampert reaches new heights and plumbs new depths. An extraordinarily rich…
Michael Share, Dirk Baltzly
This commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus' seminar on Plato's Phaedrus, one of the world's most influential celebrations of erotic beauty and love. It is the only Neoplatonic…
Roy Jackson
The masterclass for the faster pass - written by a leading expert and practising university teacher, this book gives you all the key knowledge and information you need to succeed…
Rubi Rodrigues
In three different approaches to the work, an attempt is made to understand Plato's peculiar way of thinking. In Plato's Letter VII: The Unwritten Doctrines, the theses of Professor Terence…
Martin Heidegger
The Essence of Truth is an examination of the most fundamental theme in Heidegger’s philosophy: the difference between truth as ‘the unhiddenness of beings’ and truth as ‘the correctness of…