**"The Platonic Forms of the Platonic dialogues."—Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of Plato at the GoogleplexFor the first time in paperback, the landmark one-volume edition of the complete writings of Plato**This classic one-volume edition of the complete writings of Plato is now available in paperback for the very first time. The editors, Edith Hamilton and Huntington Cairns, chose the contents from the work of the best modern British and American translators....

A vivid and timely new translation of Plato’s Apology, in which Socrates defends his pursuit of truth, no matter the consequencesFree speech is back at the center of political and cultural debate, amid intense arguments over censorship on campus, in government, and in everyday life. How to Speak Freely offers a timeless and essential exploration of free speech through a lively new translation of Plato’s Apology, perhaps the most famous an...

The classic translation of the cornerstone work of western philosophyPlato's Republic is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what is knowledge...

Plato’s Republic is structured as a dialogue between Socrates and three different challengers, laying out Plato’s views on justice, utopia, and the attributes of the ideal citizen within such a society.Plato purports that true justice provides meaning for both the individual and the community. As a hammer derives meaning from its true purpose of driving home the nail, so too does every person find meaning in their true purpose of creating and maintaining a just soc...

This ebook contains Plato's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.

First published in 2000, this translation of one of the great works of Western political thought is based on the assumption that when Plato chose the dialogue form for his writing, he intended these dialogues to sound like conversations - although conversations of a philosophical sort. In addition to a vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Plato's text, the student and general reader will find many aids to comprehension in this volume: an introduction that assesses the cultural backgr...

This volume offers fresh English translations of Plato's Republic, Timaeus, and Critias, presenting them as some of the philosopher's most important and ambitious works. The Republic stands as the crowning expression of his ethical and political thought, the Timaeus as his great vision of the cosmos and human nature, and Critias as its unfinished mythical companion. Together they reveal a thinker whose philosophy seeks not only truth, but moral elevation, and whose language is rendered her...

Henry Cary's literal English translation of Plato opens a doorway into some of the most famous arguments in classical philosophy, from the trial of Socrates to the origins of civic virtue. Close to the Greek yet designed for clarity, the volume gathers major dialogues including The Apology of Socrates, Crito, Phaedo, Gorgias, Protagoras, Phaedrus, Theaetetus, Euthyphron, and Lysis. At the center is The Apology, where Socrates defends himself against charges of impiety and corrupting the yo...

What makes a society just, and what does it mean to live a truly good life? In The Republic, Plato presents one of the most influential works in the history of Western philosophy. Through a series of philosophical dialogues led by Socrates, the work examines the meaning of justice and explores how individuals and societies should be organized. Plato considers fundamental questions about justice, morality, politics, education, leadership, knowledge, human nature, and the ideal society. The ...

Discover ten enduring guides to courage, discipline, leadership and the examined life. This essential library unites Meditations, Moral Letters to Lucilius, The Enchiridion, Tao Te Ching, The Republic, The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings, The Prince, Beyond Good and Evil and As a Man Thinketh. From Stoic calm and Eastern wisdom to strategy and modern self-mastery, the works are arranged as a practical intellectual journey. A structured table of contents gives direct access to every book...

Build a personal library of enduring ideas with ten complete classics of philosophy, leadership, strategy and self-mastery. This collection begins with Stoic discipline and ethical reflection, crosses the Greek and Chinese traditions, and continues into influential European works on power, purpose and the life of the mind. Read Meditations, Moral Letters to Lucilius, The Enchiridion, Tao Te Ching, The Republic, The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings, The Prince, Beyond Good and Evil and As...

Discover ten enduring guides to courage, discipline, leadership and the examined life. This essential library unites Meditations, Moral Letters to Lucilius, The Enchiridion, Tao Te Ching, The Republic, The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings, The Prince, Beyond Good and Evil and As a Man Thinketh. From Stoic calm and Eastern wisdom to strategy and modern self-mastery, the works are arranged as a practical intellectual journey. A structured table of contents gives direct access to every book...