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Six Great Dialogues: Apology/Crito/Phaedo/Phaedrus/Symposium/The Republic
by
Plato,
Benjamin Jowett
Plato's brilliant dialogues, written in thefourth century B.C., rank among Western civilization's most important philosophical works. Presented as a series of probing conversations between Socrates and his students and fellow citizens, they form a magnificent dialectical quest that examines enduring political, ethical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues.
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Paperback, thrift, 480 pages
Published
May 11th 2007
by Dover Publications
(first published -380)
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At first I did not know what to make of Socrates. He talks quite a bit about his own humility. It reminded me of a passage in the book of Numbers in the Bible, "(Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)" It is my understanding that Moses wrote the book of numbers. Were these guys proud of their humility? It is not the conclusion I've come to. Other statements of Socrates come across as arrogant but I do not think this is the case. I think the state
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The Apology
In my mind only enjoyable read in terms of a philosophical piece of art rather than a source of any kind of historicity. Why? Firstly because of my own bias against second hand accounts, really what the text accomplishes for me is a yearning to read what Socrates would have written of the event had the pen been in his hand. Secondly because I struggle with anything where authenticity relies more on plausibility rather than certainty. Plato may have been quoting Socrates verbatim, or h ...more
In my mind only enjoyable read in terms of a philosophical piece of art rather than a source of any kind of historicity. Why? Firstly because of my own bias against second hand accounts, really what the text accomplishes for me is a yearning to read what Socrates would have written of the event had the pen been in his hand. Secondly because I struggle with anything where authenticity relies more on plausibility rather than certainty. Plato may have been quoting Socrates verbatim, or h ...more
This is a great collection to get an overall view of Plato's writings (Socrates's philosophies). I really enjoyed the first two, Apology and Crito, and the rest give a good sense of Socrates's argument style, and include what some people consider to be the most beautiful work of prose ever written. Although I don't totally agree with that statement, I feel this is a staple work of literature which ought to be explored. I started to lose the feelings of wonder I got from the first two books as I
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Granted, Plato sort of got the whole philosophy ball rolling, so it is important to read him, but I found nothing in these dialogues that I could effectively apply to my life in any way. When he doesnt sound like a halfwit he sounds like a fascist. Also, his Socrates has got to be the most passive aggressive human being Ive ever encountered in writing. Oh, now I know NOTHING...but let me explain to you why youre stupid. But dont worry- Ill be nice about it! In general, reading him is a struggle,
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Picked up for 8 euro making it a great value. There is a little introduction, but besides that it is just text, with occasional notes. Plato isn't the easiest to read, but if you are unsure whether you will like his stuff I highly recommend this book. In comparison, Pelican's published version of only Plato's Republic will run you about 10-13 euros. So grab a copy of this one instead.
Haven't read this since my college Philosophy days. Still interesting, but a bit tedious at some points.
Found this a little hard to read but stick with it as its really interesting!
A useful source for students of philosophy and politics.
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(Greek: Πλάτων) (Arabic: أفلاطون)
Plato is a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.
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Plato is a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.
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“How singular is the thing called pleasure, and how curiously related to pain, which might be thought to be the opposite of it; for they never come to a man together, and yet he who pursues either of them is generally compelled to take the other. They are two, and yet they grow together out of one head or stem; and I can not help thinking that if Aesop had noticed them, he would have made a fable about God trying to reconcile their strife, and when he could not, he fastened their heads together; and this is the reason why when one comes the other follows, as I find in my own case pleasure comes following after the pain in my leg which was caused by the chain.”
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