The great Athenian philosopher Plato was born in 427 BCE and lived to be eighty. Acknowledged masterpieces among his works are the "Symposium," which

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dis

Er is geen filosoof van de westerse wijsbegeerte geweest die zo gefascineerd was door het begrip eros (liefde) als Plato. Zijn denken is doordrongen v

Plato's Republic concerns righteousness both in individuals and in communities, and proposes an ideal state organized and governed on philosophical pr

De ideale staat is Plato's theoretische hoofdwerk. Zijn politieke theorie vormt een hecht geheel met zijn denkbeelden op psychologisch, kentheoretisch

Plato en Sokrates zijn onafscheidelijk. Sokrates heeft niets geschreven, maar door Plato s werk is hij een beroemde literaire figuur geworden. In deze

Liefde, schoonheid, het goede, rechtvaardigheid, vriendschap, waarheid, onsterfelijkheid en de dood zijn de grote thema’s die cirkelen rondom de

The great Athenian philosopher Plato was born in 427 BCE and lived to be eighty. Acknowledged masterpieces among his works are the "Symposium," which

Plato's Republic concerns righteousness both in individuals and in communities, and proposes an ideal state organized and governed on philosophical pr

Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this book is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community

Works in this volume recount the circumstances of Socrates' trial and execution in 399 BC. Euthyphro attempts to define holiness; Apology is Socrates'

The great Athenian philosopher Plato was born in 427 BCE and lived to be eighty. Acknowledged masterpieces among his works are the "Symposium," which

The great Athenian philosopher Plato was born in 427 BCE and lived to be eighty. Acknowledged masterpieces among his works are the "Symposium," which

A paperback edition of Dodd's standard edition of Plato's "Gorgias". The text and "apparatus criticus" are based on a fresh survey of the evidence. Tw

The struggle which Plato has Socrates recommend to his interlocutors in Gorgias - and to his readers - is the struggle to overcome the temptations of

The great Athenian philosopher Plato was born in 427 BCE and lived to be eighty. Acknowledged masterpieces among his works are the "Symposium," which

"The Republic", Plato's masterwork, was first enjoyed 2,400 years ago and remains one of the most widely-read books in the world: as a foundational wo

In Timaeus Plato attempts to describe and explain the structure of the universe: the creator god, the elements, the lower gods, the stars, and men. Th

A model for the ideal state includes discussions of the nature and application of justice, the role of the philosopher in society, the goals of educat