{"product_id":"collected-works-of-plato-plato-9781025564470","title":"Collected Works of Plato: Including the Republic, the Symposium, and Many Famous Passages","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \"Collected Works of Plato\" presents a foundational cornerstone of Western intellectual history, gathering the profound insights and philosophical inquiries of one of antiquity's greatest thinkers. This collection features many of Plato's most celebrated dialogues, including \"The Republic\" and \"The Symposium,\" which have shaped the course of philosophy, politics, and ethics for over two millennia. Through the voice of his teacher, Socrates, Plato explores the nature of justice, the ideal state, the meaning of love, and the pursuit of truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Republic,\" readers are invited into a rigorous examination of the soul and the structure of a righteous society, famously introducing the Allegory of the Cave and the concept of the philosopher-king. \"The Symposium\" offers a poetic and multi-layered exploration of Eros, delving into the human desire for beauty and wisdom. Translated by the renowned scholar Benjamin Jowett, these texts remain accessible and vital, offering timeless reflections on human nature and the fundamental questions of existence. This compilation serves as an essential resource for students, scholars, and anyone seeking to understand the roots of logical reasoning and metaphysical thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Plato,Benjamin Jowett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1025564472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781025564470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tradd Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.97d","brand":"Plato","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874630414591,"sku":"9781025564470","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collected-works-of-plato-plato-9781025564470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}