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1	Republic more books like this by Plato R.E. Allen's highly regarded translations of the dialogues of Plato have been praised for their faithfulness and readability. Many years in the making, his translation of "The Republic" has been eagerly awaited. It comes now to crown a distinguished classicist's efforts to make Plato's works available in readable and accurate translations. This ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £2.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Symposium more books like this by Plato The Symposium is a complex piece which is perhaps as widely read as any of Plato's works apart from the Republic. However the existing standard commentaries in English do not offer much by way of help to any reader except the classicist who knows Greek; and they also tend to be light on the dialogue as a work of philosophy. This new edition aims ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £1.54! \| first editions
3	Last Days of Socrates more books like this by Plato The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of Classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy, based on Socrates' manifesto for a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.39! \| first editions
4	Five Dialogues more books like this by Plato This second edition of 'Five Dialogues' presents Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for 'Plato: Complete Works'. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with an updated bibliography. see all copies from £1.38! new only from £4.76! \| first editions
5	Four Texts on Socrates: Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito, and Aristophanes' Clouds more books like this by Plato, Thomas West (Editor), Grace West (Editor) This book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense (the Platonic dialogues Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, and Crito) and on the charges against Socrates (Aristophanes' comedy the Clouds). This is the only collection of the three ... see all copies from £3.52! new only from £3.52! \| first editions
6	Gorgias more books like this by Plato "I appeal to you to engage in this struggle, which is as worthwhile as any you'll find in this world." The struggle which Plato has Socrates recommend to his interlocutors in "Gorgias" - and to his readers - is the struggle to overcome the temptations of worldly success, and to concentrate on genuine morality. Ostensibly an enquiry into the value ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £4.72! \| first editions
7	Great Dialogues of Plato more books like this by Plato Plato wrote approximately 25 dialogues--intellectual debates on such topics as law, virtue, love, and beauty--which are normally divided into three periods: those featuring Socrates, those in which the words of Socrates are most likely Plato's own, and the last several written during Plato's later years. This translation includes the complete ... see all copies from £3.07! new only from £5.73! \| first editions
8	The Republic of Plato: Second Edition more books like this by Plato, Allan Bloom (Editor) Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Platos Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second edition includes a new introduction by Professor Bloom, whose careful translation and interpretation of The Republic was first published in 1968. In ... see all copies from £6.41! new only from £13.33!
9	Phaedrus more books like this by Plato The dating of the Phaedrus has been hotly debated: sometimes it has been counted among Plato's earliest works; sometimes with the dialogues of the 'middle' period (Phaedo, Symposium, Republic); sometimes with the late works (e.g. Sophist, Statesman). The safest and easiest hypothesis is that it stands somewhere between the latter two groups, in ... see all copies from £4.16! new only from £4.16! \| first editions
10	The trial and death of Socrates more books like this by Plato see all copies from £1.38! new only from £5.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Trial and Death of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Death Scene from Phaedo more books like this by Plato, G. M. A. Grube, John M. Cooper This third edition of 'The Trial and Death of Socrates' presents G. M. A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for 'Plato, Complete Works'. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with a Select Bibliography. John M. Cooper is Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University. see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.40!
12 view cover	Complete Works more books like this by Plato, John M Cooper (Editor), D S Hutchinson (Adapted by) Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholars -- many commissioned especially for this volume -- are presented here in the first single edition to include the entire surviving corpus of works attributed to Plato in antiquity. In his introductory essay, John Cooper explains the presentation of these works, discusses questions concerning ... see all copies from £16.88! new only from £26.40!
13 view cover	The Collected Dialogues of Plato more books like this by Plato, Edith Hamilton (Editor), Professor Huntington Cairns (Editor) All the writings of Plato generally considered to be authentic are here presented in the only complete one-volume Plato available in English. The editors set out to choose the contents of this collected edition from the work of the best British and American translators of the last 100 years, ranging from Jowett (1871) to scholars of the present ... see all copies from £14.90! new only from £28.93!
14 view cover	The Trial and Death of Socrates: Four Dialogues more books like this by Plato, Prof. Benjamin Jowett (Translator) Among the most important and influential philosophical works in Western thought: the dialogues entitled "Euthyphro, Apology, Crito" and "Phaedo," Translations by distinguished classical scholar Benjamin Jowett. see all copies from £2.04! new only from £2.04! \| first editions
15 view cover	Phaedo more books like this by Plato The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's greatest masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also a seminal document for many ideas deeply ingrained in western ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.60! \| first editions
16 view cover	Plato: The Republic more books like this by Plato This new translation of one of the great works of Western political thought is based on the assumption that when Plato chose the dialogue form for his writing, he intended these dialogues to sound like conversations - although conversations of a philosophical sort. In addition to a vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Platoa -- s text, the ... see all copies from £5.12! new only from £6.91!
17 view cover	Meno more books like this by Plato Plato's Meno is the dialogue which more than any other occupies a transitional position between the early Socratic dialogues and the developed middle period theory of the Phaedo, Symposium and Republic. It is thus of particular interest for the insights that it gives us into the process by which Plato arrived at that theory. The issues which it ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £4.68! \| first editions
18 view cover	Dialogues of Plato more books like this by Plato Many would consider Plato not only the greatest philosopher ever, but the greatest Greek prose writer too. Numerous English translations have been attempted, largely to be criticized and forgotten. Over a hundred years after the first edition of his translation in 1871, Benjamin Jowett's reputation remains resilient to time. Jowett (1817-93) was a ... see all copies from £2.05! new only from £5.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Theaetetus more books like this by Plato This series is intended to serve the needs of philosophers and students of philosophy interested in Plato in much the same way as those interested in Aristotle are served by the well-known Clarendon Aristotle Series. Each volume contains a new translation (usually of a single, medium-length dialogue), and exegetical and critical notes on the ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.01!
20 view cover	The last days of Socrates: Euthyphro, The apology, Crito, Phaedo. more books like this by Plato, Hugh Tredennick Socrates spent a lifetime analyzing ethical issues, and the "Euthyphro" finds him outside the court-house, still debating the nature of piety with an arrogant acquaintance. "The Apology" is both a robust rebuttal to the charges of impiety and corrupting young minds and a definitive defence of the philosopher's life. Later, condemned and imprisoned ... see all copies from £1.74! new only from £24.95! \| first editions
21	Plato's Republic more books like this by Plato In Plato’s "Republic", his most celebrated "dialogue," the philosopher condemns the justice and morality of Greek society after the trial and execution of his teacher, Socrates. Disillusioned with politics and politicians, Plato argued that civilization demanded truly enlightened government, led by philosopher-kings. He wrote that "...mankind will ... see all copies from £3.23! new only from £14.75! \| first editions
22 view cover	Protagoras, and, Meno more books like this by Plato Exploring the question of what exactly makes good people good, Protagoras and Meno are two of the most enjoyable and accessible of all of Plato's dialogues. Widely regarded as his finest dramatic work, the Protagoras, set during the golden age of Pericles, pits a youthful Socrates against the revered sophist Protagoras, whose brilliance and ... see all copies from £1.49! new only from £6.93! \| first editions
23 view cover	Plato's Phaedo more books like this by Plato, R. Hackforth The book is written for anyone seriously interested in Plato's thought and in the history of literary theory or of rhetoric. No knowledge of Greek is required. The focus of this account is on how the resources both of persuasive myth and of formal argument, for all that Plato sets them in strong contrast, nevertheless complement and reinforce each ... see all copies from £2.15! new only from £5.14!
24 view cover	Symposium and Phaedrus more books like this by Plato Two important dialogues offer crucial insights into Platonic doctrine. "Symposium" deals with ultimate manifestation of love, eternal beauty. "Phaedrus" discusses psychology of love, "forms" as objects of transcendental emotion. Jowett translation. see all copies from £2.04! new only from £2.37!
25 view cover	Protagoras more books like this by Plato The Protagoras is one of Plato's most entertaining dialogues. It represents Socrates at a gathering of the most celebrated and highest-earning intellectuals of the day, among them the sophist Protagoras. In flamboyant displays of both rhetoric and dialectic, Socrates and Protagoras try to out-argue one another. Their arguments range widely, from ... see all copies from £3.28! new only from £4.90! \| first editions

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