Dialogues of Plato

Name: Dialogues of Plato
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ISBN: 9780553213713

ISBN-10: 0553213717

ISBN-13: 9780553213713

Edition: 1986

Authors: Plato, Platï¿½

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Socrates’ ancient words are still true, and the ideas found 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 and execution of Socrates–the extraordinary tragedy that changed Plato’s life and forever altered the course of Western thought. Other dialogues create a rich tableau of intellectual life in Athens in the fourth century b.c., and examine…

Book details

List price: $6.99
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/1/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 4.17" wide x 6.89" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Plato was an ancient philosopher and the founder of the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.