Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition. Unlike nearly all of his philosophical contemporaries, Plato's entire œuvre(Body of work) is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years.
Plato was the innovator of the dialogue and dialectic forms in philosophy, which originate with him. Plato appears to have been the founder of Western political philosophy, with his Republic, and Laws among other dialogues, providing some of the earliest extant treatments of political questions from a philosophical perspective. Plato's own most decisive philosophical influences are usually thought to have been Socrates, Parmenides, Heraclitus and Pythagoras, although few of his predecessors' works remain extant and much of what we know about these figures today derives from Plato himself
This illustrated collection contains the following works by Plato: (free audio-books included)
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
Latest comments (17)
gringo1804
20 Mar 17#17
Graphic novel!
R..Daneel.Olivav
19 Mar 17#16
The gossip is that at the same time he will promote comic version too!
foes4you
18 Mar 17#15
Wewill neverKnow ifhe got his stuff from Google.
Khorium
17 Mar 17#14
Heat! :smile:
JohnnyPW
17 Mar 17#13
'Bought'. I'll just keep this for when I can dip into it when my daughter/partner and grandchildren have moved out and I can concentrate. Language looks a bit involved, but interesting to read.
abundzu
17 Mar 17#12
Thank you Boz! :smile:
speculatrix
16 Mar 17#11
hopefully I'll be able to buy a paper copy when he does the book-signing tour!
scroterot
16 Mar 17#10
cheers :smile:
hippy.dave
16 Mar 17#9
I mean, I don't know if I'll ever read it, but at that price I'll definitely own a copy.
billysablo
16 Mar 17#8
i dont think this one is for me , but heat added all the same :smile:
pooool
16 Mar 17#7
Great!!! Written way back when the ancient Greeks were mired in their primeval ouzo...
MrBeansDrivingInstructor
16 Mar 17#6
Always loved that !
Oddly enough, I was talking about Plato's Republic earlier this evening which led to a discussion about Sartre.
Another great one Boz, thank you very much.
Boz
15 Mar 17#5
“To be is to do”—Socrates. “To do is to be”—Jean-Paul Sartre. “Do be do be do”—Frank Sinatra. :grin:
Forgottenshopper
15 Mar 17#4
Thanks Boz..
robo989
15 Mar 17#3
Plato was an embarrassment to the legacy of Socrates. I suppose you could say he invented that fantastically rational cult of today called "liberalism". It doesn't have much logic but it sure has a lot of feelings....Did someone say Philosophy?
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Opening post
Plato was the innovator of the dialogue and dialectic forms in philosophy, which originate with him. Plato appears to have been the founder of Western political philosophy, with his Republic, and Laws among other dialogues, providing some of the earliest extant treatments of political questions from a philosophical perspective. Plato's own most decisive philosophical influences are usually thought to have been Socrates, Parmenides, Heraclitus and Pythagoras, although few of his predecessors' works remain extant and much of what we know about these figures today derives from Plato himself
This illustrated collection contains the following works by Plato:
(free audio-books included)
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
Latest comments (17)
Written way back when the ancient Greeks were mired in their primeval ouzo...
Oddly enough, I was talking about Plato's Republic earlier this evening which led to a discussion about Sartre.
Another great one Boz, thank you very much.
“To do is to be”—Jean-Paul Sartre.
“Do be do be do”—Frank Sinatra. :grin:
I suppose you could say he invented that fantastically rational cult of today called "liberalism".
It doesn't have much logic but it sure has a lot of feelings....Did someone say Philosophy?
Hot though, shame it's Plato.