Plato Book order (chronological)

Meticulously translated by Benjamin Jowett, this comprehensive collection presents Plato's philosophical journey, spanning from early Socratic Dialogues to complex Cosmological Dialogues and the insightful Apocryphal Dialogues. Jowett's translation captures Plato's unique style and profound ideas, making ancient philosophy accessible to contemporary readers.

Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholars are presented here in a single edition that includes 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 by Cooper and Hutchinson to each translation, meticulous annotation designed to serve both scholar and general reader, and a comprehensive index.

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Plato's brilliant dialogues, written in the fourth century B.C., rank among Western civilization's most important philosophical works. Presented as a series of probing conversations between Socrates and his students and fellow citizens, they form a magnificent dialectical quest that examines enduring political, ethical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues. Here, in one inexpensive edition, are six of Plato's remarkable and revelatory dialogues, each translated by distinguished classical scholar Benjamin Jowett. Apology defends the integrity of Socrates' teachings. Crito discusses respect for the law. Phaedo considers death and the immortality of the soul. Phaedrus explores the psychology of love. Symposium reflects on the ultimate manifestation of the love that controls the world, and The Republic ponders society and the philosopher's role within it. Stimulating, dramatic, and always relevant, these dialogues have profoundly influenced the history of intellectual thought, and offer crucial insight into mystical, aesthetic, and other aspects of Platonic doctrine.

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the just city-state and the just man. The dramatic date of the dialogue has been much debated and though it must take place some time during the Peloponnesian War, "there would be jarring anachronisms if any of the candidate specific dates between 432 and 404 were assigned". It is Plato's best-known work and has proven to be one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory. In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man by considering a series of different cities coming into existence "in speech", culminating in a city (Kallipolis) ruled by philosopher-kings; and by examining the nature of existing regimes. The participants also discuss the theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the roles of the philosopher and of poetry in society.

Диалогът "Закони" е последното и най-обемно произведение на Платон, което разглежда принципите на създаване на закони за идеална държава, с множество примери, включително закони за религиозни престъпления. Освен конкретиката, текстът предлага размисли за философията на законодателството, важността на убеждаването преди прилагането на закони и значението на добродетелта в политическата дейност. С настоящия превод завършва пълното представяне на Платоновите диалози на български език, като томът включва предговор, коментар и индекси от Невена Панова и Георги Гочев. Платоновите "Закони" впечатляват с реалистичен вкус към детайли и спекулативна системност, като предлагат основа за съвременни юридически дисциплини. Платон разглежда сложни ситуации, като убийства в състояние на гняв, и предлага иновативни идеи, например за общогръцка валута. Четенето на "Закони" е разнообразно и предизвиква различни реакции. Въпросите на законността и доброто управление остават актуални и днес, а текстът напомня, че истинското щастие не зависи от материалното благополучие, а от ценността на непромяната. Утопичният модел за държава, който подкрепя устойчивостта, обаче остава в миналото.

Contributed three new ideas to the development of philosophy: that goodness consists not in helping friends and harming enemies, but in not harming anybody at all; that goodness and knowledge are one and the same thing; and that for progress to be made in argument, there must be step-by-step agreement between those arguing.

De zeven bekendste dialogen van de Griekse wijsgeer (428-348 v.Chr.): Symposium, Apologie, Crito, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Protagoras en Io.

Although present-day (like ancient Greek) opinion on the real Socrates diverges widely, six classic texts that any informed judgment of him must take into account appear together, for the first time, in this volume.

La data di composizione del Simposio viene indicata all'inizio del ventennio 388/87-366/65 a.C., in coincidenza con i due viaggi in Sicilia di Platone; l'Apologia di Socrate riporterebbe il discorso pronunciato da Socrate di fronte ai giudici nel processo intentatogli nel 399 a.C. L'ultima parte del Simposio vale quasi da anticipazione al processo; Socrate sa di risultare, agli occhi dei suoi concittadini, personaggi scomodo, irritante, fastidioso come un tafano, intento sempre a risvegliare le coscienze, a richiamare gli uomini verso la virtù. Ma questo - sostenne Socrate stesso - era il compito affidatogli dal dio, "servizio" al quale non poteva venir meno, neppure di fronte alla morte.

Socrate fu condotto dinanzi al tribunale dell'Eliea nel 399 a. C. dopo la caduta della tirannide di Crizia alla cui cerchia era stato legato, sotto l'accusa di empietà e di corruzione dei giovani: un'accusa che celava avversioni politiche non meno che insofferenze ideologiche. I due testi delineano non solo un ritratto individuale, ma l'immagine ideale del vero filosofo, interamente votato all'esercizio della conoscenza e alla ricerca del bene.

Plato (circa 427-347 B.C.) was a famous Greek philosopher who is largely responsible for Western philosophy as we know it today. Plato was mentored by Socrates and much of his writings were based off of dialogues between Socrates and others. Plato also was the teacher of many philosophers with the most famous amongst them being Arisotle. This version of Plato’s The Letters includes a table of contents.

Designed to take students from Reading Greek to wider reading.

In his celebrated masterpiece, Symposium, Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC. The guests--including the comic poet Aristophanes and Plato's mentor Socrates--each deliver a short speech in praise of love. The sequence of dazzling speeches culminates in Socrates' famous account of the views of Diotima, a prophetess who taught him that love is our means of trying to attain goodness, and a brilliant sketch of Socrates himself by a drunken Alcibiades, the most popular and notorious Athenian of the time. Engaging the reader on every page, this new translation conveys the power, humor, and pathos of Plato's creation and is complemented by full explanatory notes and an illuminating introduction.