The Complete Plato

by Benjamin Jowett (Translator)

Overview

Plato (428/427–348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the Classic Age who founded the Academy of Athens. Noted as a student of Socrates, Plato has distinguished himself as one of the founders of Western philosophy by recording the teachings of his master and his own philosophies in 35 dialogues and 13 letters (some are disputed as spurious).

This collection contains the following works by Plato:

All books translated by Benjamin Jowett

Part 1: Early Dialogues

• The Apology
• Crito
• Charmides
• Laches
• Lysis
• Euthyphro
• Menexenus
• Ion
• Gorgias
• Protagoras
• Meno

Part 2: Middle Dialogues

• Euthydemus
• Cratylus
• Phaedo
• Phaedrus
• The Symposium
• Theaetetus
• Parmenides

Part 3: Late Dialogues

• Sophist
• Statesman
• Philebus
• Timaeus
• Critias

Part 4: The Republic

• I: Of Wealth, Justice, Moderation, and their Opposites
• II: The Individual, the State, and Education
• III: The Arts in Education
• IV: Wealth, Poverty, and Virtue
• V: On Matrimony and Philosophy
• VI: The Philosophy of Government
• VII: On Shadows and Realities in Education
• VIII: Four Forms of Government
• IX: On Wrong or Right Government, and the Pleasures of Each
• X: The Recompense of Life

Part 5: The Laws

• Books I–XII

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9786057876980
Publisher:	E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
Publication date:	01/01/1900
Pages:	1184
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 2.31(d)

About the Author

Plato (Greek: "wide, broad-shouldered") (428/427 BC - 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, the second of the great trio of ancient Greeks -Socrates, Plato, originally named Aristocles, and Aristotle- who between them laid the philosophical foundations of Western culture. Plato was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Plato is widely believed to have been a student of Socrates and to have been deeply influenced by his teacher's unjust death. Plato's brilliance as a writer and thinker can be witnessed by reading his Socratic dialogues. Some of the dialogues, letters, and other works that are ascribed to him are considered spurious. Plato is thought to have lectured at the Academy, although the pedagogical function of his dialogues, if any, is not known with certainty. They have historically been used to teach philosophy, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, and other subjects about which he wrote.

Other Books of Plato:
• The Republic (-380)
• Apology (-400)
• Symposium (-400)
• Charmides (-400)
• Protagoras (-400)
• Statesman (-400)
• Ion (-400)
• Meno (-400)
• Crito (-400)
• Laches (-400)

Table of Contents

About Plato:

Part 1

Early Dialogues

The Apology

Crito

Charmides

Laches

Lysis

Euthyphro

Menexenus

Ion

Gorgias

Protagoras

Meno

Part 2

Middle Dialogues

Euthydemus

Craytlus

Phaedo

Phaedrus

The Symposium

Theaetetus

Parmenides

Part 3

Late Dialogues

Sophist

Statesman

Philebus

Timaeus

Critias

Part 4

The Republic

Book I

Book II

Book III

Book IV

Book V

Book VI

Book VII

Book VIII

Book IX

Book X

Part 5

The Laws

Book I

Book II

Book III

Book IV

Book V

Book VI

Book VII

Book VIII

Book IX

Book X

Book XI

Book XII

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― Plato

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