The Dialogues of Plato
Plato
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BOOK SUMMARY
Socrates ancient words are still true, and the ideas found in Platos Dialogues still form the foundation of a thinking persons education. This superb collection contains excellent contemporary translations selected for their clarity and accessibility to t
BOOK SYNOPSIS
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates's ancient words are still true, and the ideas sounded in Plato's Dialogues still form the foundation of a thinking person's education. This superb collection contains excellent contemporary translations selected for their clarity and accessibility to today's reader, as well as an incisive introduction by Erich Segal, which reveals Plato's life and clarifies the philosophical issues examined in each dialogue. The first four dialogues recount the trial execution of Socrates--the extraordinary tragedy that changed Plato's life and so altered the course of Western though. Other dialogues create a rich tableau of intellectual life in Athens in the fourth century B.C., and examine the nature of virtue and love, knowledge and truth, society and the individual. Resounding with the humor and astounding brilliance of Socrates, the immortal iconoclast, these great works remain powerful, probing, and essential.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0553213717
ISBN(13-digit): 9780553213713
Copyright: 1994
Dewey Decimal: 184
Library of Congress: BL 99793391
Book Publisher: Bantam Classic & Loveswept
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): 0.4
