Laws (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781491001844)

Laws By Plato Greek Classics Translated By Benjamin Jowett The Laws is Plato's last and longest dialogue. The conversation depicted in the work's twelve books begins with the question of who is given the credit for establishing a civilization's laws. Its musings on the ethics of government and law have established it as a classic of political philosophy alongside Plato's more widely read Republic. Scholars generally agree that Plato wrote this dialogue as an older man, having failed in his effort in Syracuse on the island of Sicily to guide a tyrant's rule, instead having been thrown in prison. These events are alluded to in the Seventh Letter. The text is noteworthy as Plato's only undisputed dialogue not to feature Socrates.

Author: Benjamin Jowett, Plato
ISBN-10: 1491001844
ISBN-13: 9781491001844
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2013
Pages: 516
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.15d