In this dialogue Socrates is portrayed by Plato as the patient and virtuous citizen who is willing to give his life in obedience to the laws of the State. Crito, an old friend of Socrates, visits him with a plan to escape from the prison where he is awaiting the execution of his sentence. Socrates maintaining in death the principles he has held during his life, refuses to do the least evil in order to avoid the greatest.This edition of The Apology is the translation into English fr...

In the final moments of his life, Socrates discusses with a group of friends the nature of death and the immortality of the soul. Based on previous philosophies he argues that the circle of nature is not complete unless the living come from the dead as well as pass to them. His composure demonstrates his conviction that no evil can happen to a good man, in life or death, and that it is his dead body and not him they will bury.This edition of The Apology is the translation into Engl...

Discourses in praise of Eros, translated as love, are spoken by Socrates and other Athenians at a banquet hosted by Agathon. Love is seen as an aspect of the divine running through all nature and being; and regarded as the source of all creation, virtue and wisdom.This edition of The Apology is the translation into English from the original Greek by Professor Benjamin Jowett from the third edition of The Dialogues of Plato published in five volumes by Oxford University Press in 189...

This dialogue is Plato’s treatise on natural philosophy. Integrating Pre-Socratic thought with his own theory of ideas and metaphysics, he attempts to bring everything that exists under reason; from the Cosmos to living creatures to human diseases. He sees everything created as product of necessity, having a cause and tending towards an end; the Universe as one whole being having a soul, and everything that exists as a work of design intelligible to the human mind.This edition of T...

Theaetetus, a young disciple of the famous geometrician Theodorus, is brought back to Athens by the army deadly wounded from the battle of Corinth. As he is approaching death he turns to philosophy, with the purpose of making the transition from mathematics to metaphysics. Socrates, who has an evident interest in Theaetetus, discusses with him about the nature of knowledge and how to attain it.This edition of The Apology is the translation into English from the original Greek by Pr...

In "Some Remarks on Logical Form," Ludwig Wittgenstein revisits and substantially qualifies the austere picture of language developed in the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. The essay examines the relation between propositions, elementary propositions, and the structures of reality they represent, with particular attention to the difficulty of analyzing systems of color exclusion and other forms of incompatibility. Its compressed, argumentative prose retains the Tractatus's architectonic am...

Delve into the depths of philosophical inquiry with Plato's captivating dialogue, Phaedrus." This thought-provoking work explores the nature of love, beauty, and the art of rhetoric through a conversation between Socrates and Phaedrus, shedding light on the profound connections between these themes.What if love is not just an emotion but a pathway to deeper understanding? Join Socrates as he navigates the complexities of desire and wisdom, prompting readers...

Politics is a work of political philosophy by Aristotle, a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher. The end of the Nicomachean Ethics declared that the inquiry into ethics necessarily follows into politics, and the two works are frequently considered to be parts of a larger treatise—or perhaps connected lectures—dealing with the "philosophy of human affairs". The title of Politics literally means "the things concerning the polis", and is the origin of the modern English word politics. This editio...

William Shakespeare's sonnets are a collection of 154 poems that explore themes such as love, beauty, time, and mortality. Written in the 16th century, these sonnets are widely regarded as some of the greatest works in English literature. The poems follow a specific structure—each sonnet consists of 14 lines written in iambic pentameter and follows the rhyme scheme ABABCDCDEFEFGG. Shakespeare's sonnets are typically divided into two main groups: the Fair Youth sequence, which addresses a y...

In "Euthyphro," Plato presents a profound dialogue that explores the nature of piety and the essence of moral virtue through a conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro. Set against the backdrop of Athenian society, this text employs a Socratic method to scrutinize popular theological beliefs and ethical principles, raising essential questions about the relationship between divine command and moral obligation. The dialogue is characterized by its incisive logic and literary elegance, typ...

The book introduces readers to logical concepts such as propositions, syllogisms, and reasoning. Carroll uses a unique diagrammatic method involving a game board and counters to visually represent logical problems and solutions. Through a series of exercises and puzzles, he demonstrates how to analyze statements and test their validity. The book’s interactive nature allows readers to engage directly with the material, making abstract concepts more accessible and enjoyable.Carroll’s whimsic...

Oh, thou, in Hellas deemed of heavenly birth, Muse, formed or fabled at the minstrel's will! Since shamed full oft by later lyres on earth, Mine dares not call thee from thy sacred hill: Yet there I've wandered by thy vaunted rill; Yes! sighed o'er Delphi's long-deserted shrine Where, save that feeble fountain, all is still; Nor mote my shell awake the weary Nine To grace so plain a tale-this lowly lay of mine.