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Plato: The Complete Works (31 Books) - cover

Plato: The Complete Works (31 Books)

Plato Plato, Pocket Classic

Translator Benjamin Jowett

Publisher: Pocket Classic

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Summary

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 range of subjects, including philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, religion and mathematics. His lasting themes include Platonic love, the theory of forms, the five regimes, innate knowledge, among others. His theory of forms launched a unique perspective on abstract objects, and led to a school of thought called Platonism.

This collection contains the following works by Plato:

Early Works
•Apology
•Charmides, or Temperance
•Crito
•Euthyphro
•Gorgias
•Hippias, Lesser
•Hippias, Greater
•Ion
•Laches
•Lysis
•Protagoras

Transitional Works
•Cratylus
•Euthydemus
•Meno
•Parmenides
•Phaedo
•Phaedrus
•Symposium
•The Republic

Middle Works
•Theaetetus

Late Works
•Critias
•Laws
•Philebus
•Sophist
•Statesman
•Timaeus

Works of Disputed Authorship
•Alcibiades I & II
•Eryxias
•Menexenus
•Theages
Available since: 03/20/2022.

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