The Dialogues of Plato (Bantam Classics)

The Dialogues of Plato (Bantam Classics)

Socratesâ€™ ancient words are still true, and the ideas found in Platoâ€™s Dialogues still form the foundation of a thinking personâ€™s education. This superb collection contains excellent contemporary translations selected for their clarity and accessibility to todayâ€™s reader, as well as an incisive introduction by Erich Segal, which reveals Platoâ€™s life and clarifies the philosophical issues examined in each dialogue. The first four dialogues recount the trial and execution of Socratesâ€“the extraordinary tragedy that changed Platoâ€™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 such timelessâ€“and timelyâ€“issues as 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.
Country USA
Brand Bantam Classics
Manufacturer Bantam Classics
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780553213713
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1986-05-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553213713

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