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Explore the foundations of virtue with Plato's "Charmides," a cornerstone of Western philosophical thought. This dialogue, featuring Socrates, delves into the complexities of temperance and self-knowledge. Through insightful conversation and rigorous questioning, the characters grapple with defining this essential virtue, exploring its relationship to...

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What if the greatest virtue was invisible to everyone but yourself?Charmides is Plato's luminous dialogue on the nature of temperance-a quality often overlooked but deeply connected to wisdom, peace, and self-governance. Set in the early days of Socrates' return to Athens after the Peloponnesian...

Author: PlatoISBN-10: 3368402765ISBN-13: 9783368402761Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2022Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.24d

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What if the one who teaches virtue could never show you how to practice it?In Clitophon, Plato delivers a rare role reversal-one of Socrates' students publicly challenges him. Clitophon, once inspired by Socrates' stirring criticisms of Athenian corruption, now expresses frustration. While Socrates calls...

What if the one who teaches virtue could never show you how to practice it?In Clitophon, Plato delivers a rare role reversal-one of Socrates' students publicly challenges him. Clitophon, once inspired by Socrates' stirring criticisms of Athenian corruption, now expresses frustration. While Socrates calls...

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Author: PlatoISBN-10: 9360077763ISBN-13: 9789360077761Publisher: Cby PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/31/2024Pages: 1008Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.13lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 2.38d

PLATO (428/427 bc - 348/347 bc), was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world.Author: PlatoISBN-10: 1604505478ISBN-13: 9781604505474Publisher: Serenity Publishers, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/16/2008Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize:...

"Cratylus is Plato's only foray into linguistic philosophy, examining the relationship between language and truth. Hermogenes and Cratylus take opposing views of the nature of language. Hermogenes claims that all names are conventional, having no intrinsic relationship to the objects that they name, whilst...

Cratylus is Plato's only foray into linguistic philosophy, examining the relationship between language and truth. Hermogenes and Cratylus take opposing views of the nature of language. Hermogenes claims that all names are conventional, having no intrinsic relationship to the objects that they name, whilst...

The Cratylus has always been a source of perplexity to the student of Plato. While in fancy and humour, and perfection of style and metaphysical originality, this dialogue may be ranked with the best of the Platonic writings, there has been an uncertainty about...

Plato's conversation is known as Cratylus (Ancient Greek: Kratylos). In it, Socrates is questioned about whether names are ""conventional"" or ""natural,"" or if language is merely a set of random signals, or if words have an essential connection to the things they symbolize. The...

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Author: PlatoISBN-10: 3368429922ISBN-13: 9783368429928Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/20/2022Pages: 226Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.52d

Critias, one of Plato's late dialogues, contains the story of the mighty island kingdom Atlantis and its attempt to conquer Athens. Critias is the second of a projected trilogy of dialogues, preceded by Timaeus and followed by Hermocrates, though the latter was possibly never...

Critias, one of Plato's late dialogues, contains the story of the mighty island kingdom Atlantis and its attempt to conquer Athens. Critias is the second of a projected trilogy of dialogues, preceded by Timaeus and followed by Hermocrates, though the latter was possibly never...

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What if the myth of Atlantis was never just a myth-but a warning?In Critias, Plato sketches the grand vision of Atlantis-its geography, government, wealth, and ideals-only to reveal the seeds of its own destruction. Through Socratic dialogue and sharp philosophical observation, Plato crafts a...

What if the myth of Atlantis was never just a myth-but a warning?In Critias, Plato sketches the grand vision of Atlantis-its geography, government, wealth, and ideals-only to reveal the seeds of its own destruction. Through Socratic dialogue and sharp philosophical observation, Plato crafts a...

Crito is a philosophical dialogue written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. The dialogue takes place in Socrates' prison cell, where he is awaiting execution for his alleged crimes. Crito, a friend of Socrates, visits him in prison and attempts to persuade him to...

The Crito seems intended to exhibit the character of Socrates in one light only, not as the philosopher, fulfilling a divine mission and trusting in the will of heaven, but simply as the good citizen, who having been unjustly condemned is willing to give...

The Crito seems intended to exhibit the character of Socrates in one light only, not as the philosopher, fulfilling a divine mission and trusting in the will of heaven, but simply as the good citizen, who having been unjustly condemned is willing to give...

What if obeying an unjust verdict were the highest act of justice?Plato's Crito captures the quiet hours before Socrates drinks the hemlock, revealing a razor-sharp debate about legal obedience, moral duty, and the price of integrity. This modern translation restores the dialogue's urgency and...

These new translations of the Defence of Socrates, the Euthyphro, and the Crito present Plato's remarkable dramatizations of the momentous events surrounding the trial of Socrates in 399 BC, on charges of irreligion and corrupting the young. They form a dramatic and thematic sequence,...

In these influential dialogues--Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo, Symposium--Plato employs the dialectic method to examine the trial and death of his mentor, Socrates, and address the eternal questions of human existence. Dialogues of Plato offers a philosophy that has guided man through the ages....

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R.E. Allen's superb new translations of four Socratic dialogues--Ion, Hippias Minor, Laches, and Protagoras--bring these classic texts to life for modern readers. Allen introduces and comments on the dialogues in an accessible way, inviting the reader to reexamine the issues continually raised in Plato's...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

This collection of dialogues by Plato features four of the most renowned works in Western philosophy: 'The Apology', 'Crito', 'Phaedo', and 'Protagoras'. In these works, Plato explores the nature of knowledge, justice, and the good life, presenting arguments and counterarguments in the form of...

This book is a collection of six dialogues by the ancient Greek philosopher, Plato. The dialogues explore a range of topics, including ethics, epistemology, and ontology. This edition features a new translation and commentary, making it an excellent resource for anyone interested in philosophy.This...

In Early Dialogues, readers encounter the foundational texts of Western philosophy through the voice of Socrates, as captured by his student Plato. These dialogues preserve the essence of Socratic thought, showcasing discussions on ethics, virtue, justice, and the examined life. Composed during Plato's early...

Rich in drama and humour, the Early Socratic Dialogues include the controversial Ion, a debate on poetic inspiration; Laches, in which Socrates seeks to define bravery; and Euthydemus, which considers the relationship between philosophy and politics. Together, these dialogues provide a definitive portrait of...

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What if the highest knowledge was not found in laws-but in the stars?In Epinomis, Plato (or his student Philip of Opus) completes the philosophical arc begun in Laws. While Laws built a grounded legal and moral framework, Epinomis reaches upward, proposing that true wisdom...

What if the highest knowledge was not found in laws-but in the stars?In Epinomis, Plato (or his student Philip of Opus) completes the philosophical arc begun in Laws. While Laws built a grounded legal and moral framework, Epinomis reaches upward, proposing that true wisdom...

Erastae is a fascinating dialogue by Plato about the nature of philosophical inquiry and its relationship to the pursuit of wisdom. Through a series of conversations between Socrates and his interlocutors, Plato explores key philosophical concepts such as ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology. With its...

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Euthydemus is a philosophical dialogue written by Plato, believed to have been composed in the late 5th century BCE. The dialogue takes place between Socrates and two sophists, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, who claim to be able to teach their students the art of winning...

In the Meno, Anytus had parted from Socrates with the significant words: 'That in any city, and particularly in the city of Athens, it is easier to do men harm than to do them good;' and Socrates was anticipating another opportunity of talking with...

Euthydemus is a philosophical dialogue written by ancient Greek philosopher Plato. The dialogue takes place between Socrates and two brothers, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, who are sophists - teachers of rhetoric and argumentation. The dialogue begins with Euthydemus and Dionysodorus attempting to show off their...

Author: PlatoISBN-10: 1604506385ISBN-13: 9781604506389Publisher: Serenity Publishers, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/02/2009Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.21d

Euthydemus written c. 384 BC, is a dialogue by Plato which satirizes what Plato presents as the logical fallacies of the Sophists. In it, Socrates describes to his friend Crito a visit he and various youths paid to two brothers, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, both...

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Socrates against sophistry. Plato of Athens, who laid the foundations of the Western philosophical tradition and in range and depth ranks among its greatest practitioners, was born to a prosperous and politically active family circa 427 BC. In early life an admirer of Socrates,...

Author: PlatoISBN-10: 3368403028ISBN-13: 9783368403027Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2022Pages: 98Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.23d

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