Timaeus and Critias, Paperback - Plato

Timaeus and Critias is a Socratic dialogue in two parts. A response to an account of an ideal state told by Socrates, it begins with Timaeus's theo...

Reducere. Two late dialogues of Plato designed to be part of a trilogy that the philosopher did not finish, "Timaeus" and "Critias" utilize a few select men ...

Reducere. DescriptionAmong all the writings of Plato the Timaeus is the most obscure to the modern reader, and has nevertheless had the greatest influence ov...

Reducere. In 427 B.C., the Ancient Greek city-state of Athens was flourishing. Approximately 80 years earlier, the Athenians had formed the first self-repres...

A work on the Timaeus that takes Plato's Cosmology as starting point.

Reducere. The present volume is a reprint of Thomas Taylor's 1820 translation of Proclus' Commentaries on the Tim us of Plato, which remains to this day argu...

Ostensibly a discussion about love, the debate in the Phaedrus also encompasses the art of rhetoric and how it should be practised. This new editio...

Reducere. This volume contains new translations of two dialogues of Plato, the Protagoras and the Meno, together with explanatory notes and substantial inter...

Reducere. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an at...

"Plato is philosophy, and philosophy, Plato."--Emerson The Republic and other great dialogues by the immortal Greek philosopher Plato are masterpie...

Reducere. The trial of Socrates refers to the trial and the subsequent execution of the Athenian philosopher Socrates in 399 BC. Socrates was tried and convi...

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, IncAuthor(s): PlatoIllustration(s): noneTranslator: M. J. LevettNumber of pages: 368Collection: Hackett ClassicsP...

Explores the Timaeus' impact on pre-modern Greek and Arabic conceptualizations of medicine and will appeal to classicists, medievalists, and histor...

Plato Six Pack represents the full-range of Plato's philosophy. Included are six of his original works - Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, The All...

This lively and accessible book focuses on the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy...

This is a completely new translation of one of the great works of Western political thought. In addition to Tom Griffith's vivid, dignified and acc...

Reducere. Collected here in two volumes are the complete works of Plato, in the classic translation by Benjamin Jowett. One of the most influential thinkers ...

Reducere. Collected here in two volumes are the complete works of Plato, in the classic translation by Benjamin Jowett. One of the most influential thinkers ...

Introducing Plato provides a clear account of Plato's theory of knowledge and explains how this directed his provocative views on politics, ethics,...

Reducere. DescriptionAllegory of the Cave by Plato from The Republic by Plato and translated by Benjamin Jowett. The Allegory of the Cave, or Plato's Cave, w...

Ficino's commentary on Plato's Timaeus offers the English reader, for the first time, an opportunity to share the insights of this highly influenti...

Publisher: Indiana University PressAuthor(s): John SallisNumber of pages: 192Collection: The Collected Writings of John SallisPublication date: 202...

Reducere. The General Introduction contained in the present volume is drawn from Thomas Taylor's five-volume set of the complete Works of Plato, originally p...

Reducere. These dialogues by Plato have been translated from the original Greek by the scholar and classicist Benjamin Jowett, whose translations are known f...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Republic by Plato is a landmark achievement in Ancient Greek philosophy - this edition contains every book, complete in a superb tra...

DescriptionPlato's "Meno" is a Socratic dialogue between the two main speakers, Socrates and Meno, and explores the definition of virtue and whethe...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): PlatoNumber ...

Reducere. The ancient Greek Philosopher Plato was born around 425 BCE to an aristocratic family. He enjoyed the privilege of being a student of Socrates, but...

The classic political dialogue, as relevant today as in Plato's time Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, ...

In Menexenus Plato depicts an elderly Socrates reciting an inspiring funeral oration learned from his teacher Aspasia, although such a scenario is ...

DescriptionWhat is virtue? Can it be learned or is it innate? Is it possible to know things a priori (before experience)? In this important and inf...

This book provides an English commentary on the Greek text of this important work, giving full assistance with literary, linguistic and philosophic...

DescriptionWhat is knowledge? A systematic treatment of this question takes the form of a dialogue between the great philosopher Socrates and his s...

Plato's finest dramatic work, an entertaining tale of goodness and knowledge Exploring the question of what exactly makes good people good, Protago...

Plato: Meno and Phaedo - David Sedley

In The Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws...

Often ranked as the greatest of Plato's many remarkable writings, this celebrated philosophical work of the fourth century B.C. contemplates the el...

These two dialogues by the greatest of the ancient Greek philosophers explore a vital concern of a democratic society: how to define the special ab...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): PlatoNumber of pages: 128Collection: Penguin Great IdeasPublication date: 2005Dimensions: 180 x 113 x 9Cover...

Reducere. Young Steven becomes upset when his mom wants him to part with his best pal -- a rather scraggly stuffed dog named Plato. Steven and Plato embark o...

Reducere. Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential works. From the musings of intellectuals such as ...

The Czech philosopher Jan Patocka (1907-1977) is widely recognized as the most influential thinker to come from postwar Eastern Europe. This book p...

Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoAuthor(s): PlatoNumber of pages: 158Publication date: 2003Dimensions: 229 x 154 x 11Cover type: Paperback...

This long-awaited reissue of the 1969 Cornell edition of Alfarabi's Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle contains Muhsin Mahdi's substantial original ...

Reducere. DescriptionAs the indisputable father of Western philosophy, Socrates stands as the archetype of free inquiry and intellectual honesty throughout h...

Reducere. Widely acknowledged as his most influential work, Republic presents Plato's philosophical views on the nature of justice and his vision for the ide...