Books About Plato

The Republic The Republic by Plato Desmond Lee
This classic work reveals Plato’s philosophy as to how he believes society should function and the interrelationship of the citizens to their society.

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Republic Republic translated by Robin Waterfield
The Republic of Plato is a masterpiece of insight and feeling, the finest of the Socratic dialogues, and one of the great books of Western culture. This new translation captures the dramatic realism, poetic beauty, intellectual vitality, and emotional power of Plato at the height of his powers.

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The Cambridge Companion to Plato's Republic The Cambridge Companion to Plato’s Republic edited by G. R. F. Ferrari
560 pages - Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (June 18, 2007)

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Plato Complete Works Plato Complete Works by John M. Cooper and D. S. Hutchinson
1808 pages - Hackett Publishing Company (May 1997)

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Great Dialogues of Plato Great Dialogues of Plato by Matthew S. Santirocco (Introduction) and W. H. D. Rouse (Translator)
Including: Ion, Meno (Menon), Symposium, The Republic, The Apology (The defense of Socrates), Crito (Criton), Phaedo (Phaidon), the Greek Alphabet and a Pronouncing Index.

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The Symposium The Symposium translated by Christopher Gill
144 pages - Penguin Classics (April 29, 2003)

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The Trial and Death of Socrates The Trial and Death of Socrates translated by John M. Cooper and G. M. A. Grube
64 pages - Hackett Pub Co Inc; 3rd edition (June 2001)

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Timaeus and Critias Timaeus and Critias translated by Desmond Lee
Timaeus introduces the idea of a creator God and speculates on the structure and composition of the physical world. Critias, the second part of Plato’s dialogue, comprises an account of the rise and fall of Atlantis, an ancient, mighty and prosperous empire ruled by the descendants of Poseidon, which ultimately sank into the sea.

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Plato I Plato I translated by H. N. Fowler
Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo and Phaedrus (Loeb Classical Library)

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A Guided Tour of Five Works by Plato A Guided Tour of Five Works by Plato translated by Christopher Biffle
Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo (Death Scene) and Allegory of the Cave

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Phaedrus Phaedrus translated by Christopher Rowe
One of Plato’s most profound and beautiful works, Phaedrus takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus, an amateur rhetorical enthusiast, on the topic of passionate or romantic love. It is in this dialogue that Plato employs the famous image of love as the driver of the chariot of souls.

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Gorgias Gorgias translated by Robin Waterfield
One of Plato’s most widely read dialogues, Gorgias treats the temptations of worldly success and the rewards of the genuinely moral life. Appealing to philosophers as a classic text of moral philosophy--and to everyone for its vividness, clarity, and occassional bitter humor--this new translation is accompanied by explanatory Notes and an illuminating and accessible Introduction.

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