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  • The Republic by Plato

    The famous Benjamin Jowett translation of Plato's most famous dialogue, 'The Republic', in which he lays out his vision of a perfect state, a utopia, ruled by wise philosopher-kings. ... Read more

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  • The Last Days of Socrates (Annotated)

    Euthyphro, Apology, Crito and Phaedo

    This new 2017 edition of The Last Days of Socrates presents Plato’s dialogues Euthyphro, Apology, Crito and Phaedo, translated by Benjamin Jowett. ... Read more

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  • Gorgias

    In several of the dialogues of Plato, doubts have arisen among his interpreters as to which of the various subjects discussed in them is the main thesis. The speakers have the freedom of conversation; no severe rules of art restrict them, and sometimes we are inclined to think, with one of the dramatis personae in the Theaetetus, that the digressions have the greater interest. Yet in the most ... Read more

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  • Parmenides

    The awe with which Plato regarded the character of 'the great' Parmenides has extended to the dialogue which he calls by his name. None of the writings of Plato have been more copiously illustrated, both in ancient and modern times, and in none of them have the interpreters been more at variance with one another. Nor is this surprising. For the Parmenides is more fragmentary and isolated than any ... Read more

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  • Symposium

    Of all the works of Plato the Symposium is the most perfect in form, and may be truly thought to contain more than any commentator has ever dreamed of; or, as Goethe said of one of his own writings, more than the author himself knew. For in philosophy as in prophecy glimpses of the future may often be conveyed in words which could hardly have been understood or interpreted at the time when they ... Read more

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  • The Allegory of the Cave

    Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is one of the most elegant and important metaphors in Western philosophy. It is a dialogue between Plato's brother Glaucon and his mentor Socrates, narrated by the latter, in which Plato elucidates his Theory of Forms. ... Read more

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  • Theaetetus

    Exploring Epistemology and Reality in Ancient Greek Philosophy

    by Plato ...
    Translated by Benjamin Jowett ...
    Plato's "Theaetetus" engages profound philosophical inquiries into the nature of knowledge, perception, and reality through a dialectical exchange between Socrates and his youthful interlocutor, Theaetetus. This dialogue vividly embodies the Socratic method, unraveling the complexities of epistemology with an intricate blend of rigorous argumentation and rich, metaphorical language. Set against ... Read more

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  • Theaetetus

    by Plato ...
    Translated by Benjamin Jowett ...
    Plato's "Theaetetus" is a profound dialogue that delves into the nature of knowledge, probing the question, "What is knowledge?" Through an engaging conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus, Plato presents a captivating exploration of epistemology, offering three notable definitions of knowledge: perception, true belief, and justified true belief. The narrative is ... Read more

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  • Plato: The Complete Works (31 Books) (A to Z Classics)

    by Plato ...
    Translated by Benjamin Jowett ...
    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 ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Socratic Dialogues: Middle Period

    Volume 3: The Republic

    Narrated by David Rintoul ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours

    The Republic is perhaps the single most important, the most studied and the most quoted text of all of Plato's Socratic Dialogues. Through the medium of Socrates, Plato outlines his view and ideas concerning the ideal working of the city-state.Socrates narrates a conversation that took place the previous day with Cephalus, Glaucon, Thrasymachus and others. The dialogue is organised into 10 books ... Read more

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  • Plato's Laws

    The last and longest philosophical dialogue of ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Plato, which deals with the philosophical problem of who should be given the credit for laying down laws. ... Read more

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  • Plato: The Complete Works (Feathers Classics)

    This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! Plato was a philosopher in Ancient Greece. He was an essential figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition, and he founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Plato's dialogues have been used (and are still used) to teach a ... Read more

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