Plato of Athens, who laid the foundations of the Western philosophical tradition and in range and depth ranks among its greatest practitioners, was born to a prosperous and politically active family circa 427 BC. In early life an admirer of Socrates, Plato later founded the first institution of higher learning in the West, the Academy, among whose many notable alumni was Aristotle. Traditionally ascribed to Plato are thirty-five dialogues developing Socrates’ dialectic method and composed with great stylistic virtuosity, together with the Apology and thirteen letters.
The four works in this volume recount the circumstances of Socrates’ trial and execution in 399 BC. In Euthyphro, set in the weeks before the trial, Socrates and Euthyphro attempt to define holiness. In Apology, Socrates answers his accusers at trial and unapologetically defends his philosophical career. In Crito, a discussion of justice and injustice explains Socrates’ refusal of Crito’s offer to finance his escape from prison. And in Phaedo, Socrates discusses the concept of an afterlife and offers arguments for the immortality of the soul.
Plato, Euthyphro ... in 1 vol. / Loeb Classical Library
Loeb Classical Library 36, Plato of Athens, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo Phaedrus. In one volume. Translated by Harold North Fowler.
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- Condition / Etat: good, slightly rubbed, some spotting, some underlinings with highlighter, no dust jacket / bon état, minimes traces d'usures, petites taches, quelques soulignements avec souligneur, sans jaquette.
- Volumes : 1 volume.
- Binding / Reliure : original green titled cloth, cartonné.
- Format : In-16 / 17 x 11 cm.
- Pages : XV, 583, 8 pp.
- Editor : Cambridge, Harvard University Press, London, Heinemann.
- Date : 1977.
- Language / Langue: Ancient Grec and English on opposite pages / Bilingue grec et anglais.
The Loeb Classical Library® is the only existing series of books which, through original text and English translation, gives access to all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. Epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory; the great medical writers and mathematicians; those Church fathers who made particular use of pagan culture—in short, our entire classical heritage is represented here in convenient and well-printed pocket volumes in which an up-to-date text and accurate and literate English translation face each other page by page. The editors provide substantive introductions as well as essential critical and explanatory notes and selective bibliographies.
| Condition | Used - Good |
|---|---|
| Language | United Kingdom |
| Illustrated | No |
| Publicaton Date | 1 Jan 1977 |
| Year | 1977 |
| Author / Cartographer / Photographer | Plato |
| Editor | Harvard University Press |
| First edition | No |
| Signed edition | No |
| Signed binding | No |
| Armorial binding | No |
| Binding / Format | Hardcover |
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