Complete Works
Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholars -- many commissioned especially for this volume -- are presented here in the first single edition to include the entire surviving corpus of works attributed to Plato in antiquity. In his introductory essay, John Cooper explains the...
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Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholars -- many commissioned especially for this volume -- are presented here in the first single edition to include the entire surviving corpus of works attributed to Plato in antiquity. In his introductory essay, John Cooper explains the presentation of these works, discusses questions concerning the chronology of their composition, comments on the dialogue form in which Plato wrote, and offers guidance on approaching the reading and study of Plato's works. Also included are concise introductions to each translation, meticulous annotation designed to serve both scholar and general reader, and a comprehensive index. This handsome volume offers fine paper and a high-quality Smyth-sewn cloth binding in a sturdy elegant edition.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780872203495 (0872203492)
ASIN: 872203492
Publish date: May 1st 1997
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
Pages no: 1808
Edition language: English
Timeless Wisdom, Boundless Insight — Plato’s Complete Works Are a TreasurePlato: Complete Works is a breathtaking journey through the mind of one of history's greatest thinkers. Reading his dialogues is like stepping into the heart of philosophy itself — where ideas about justice, truth, love, knowl...
Plato and Aristotle between them not only laid the foundations for Western philosophy, many would argue they divided it neatly between them: Plato the one who with his "Allegory of the Cave" gave birth to the idea of an existence beyond our senses, giving a rational gloss to mysticism. Aristotle, th...
Plato and Aristotle between them not only laid the foundations for Western philosophy, many would argue they divided it neatly between them: Plato the one who with his "Allegory of the Cave" gave birth to the idea of an existence beyond our senses, giving a rational gloss to mysticism. Aristotle, th...
This is by far the best edition in English. Jowett is worthless, more a Victorian era paraphrase than a translation, and Cooper et al contains a lot of lousy "updated" translations, though Grube's Republic is in it. Still, nothing compares to Shorey's Republic, which Hamilton prints.Use this edition...
This book is my bible. I first read it for a college class as an undergrad. One of the first books I remember reading was the Symposium. I ended up dropping that first philosophy class for various reasons. When I came back to school at a different university, I decided to try philosophy again. Synch...