Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office.Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things...

Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerotic love. This new translation is accompanied by an introduction, further reading, and...

Exploring the question of what exactly makes good people good, Protagoras and Meno are two of the most enjoyable and accessible of all of Plato's dialogues. Widely regarded as his finest dramatic work, the Protagoras, set during the golden age of Pericles, pits a...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Plato's Republic has influenced Western philosophers for centuries, with its main focus on what makes a well-balanced society and individual.

I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing.'Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy,and Socrates' Defenceand details the final plea of Plato's beloved mentor.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the...

The Political and Social Thoughts of the Followers of the Class and then Plato's Two Famous Contemporary BooksUrdu translation of "The Statesman" and "The Laws"Another book in the first series of the same series, History of Greek Philosophy

'Consider just this, and give your minds to this alone: whether or not what I say is just'Plato's account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BC) is a significant moment in Classical literature and the life of Classical Athens. In these four dialogues, Plato...

In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal...

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing. What is Justice? Why do men behave justly? In the ideal state, how should women, children, and property be treated in the ruling middle class? Join...

Plato's The Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the...

With a new introduction placing Plato's great work at the heart of ancient concepts of human organization and justice, this new edition ofand The Republicand is both accessible and essential. Much of traditional Western thought began in Antiquity, flowing from Platonic dialogues,and The Republicand...

The unabridged version of this definitive work is now available in this highly designed hardcover with an introduction by Odysseus Makridis.and Published around 380 BCE, Plato's most famous work explores the idea of justness, among other things, through a Socratic dialogue. Considered to be...

The unabridged version of this definitive work is now available in this highly designed jacketed hardcover with a new introduction by Odysseus Makridis.Published around 380 BCE,and Plato's most famous workand explores the idea of justness, among other things, through a Socratic dialogue. Considered to...

HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.He whom Love touches not walks in darkness.At an elite Athenian drinking party in 416 BCE, a group of friends take their turn to speak in praise of Eros, god of love. At this...

A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as everIn the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire.and From their conversation emerges to series of subtle reflections on gender roles,...

Timaeus and Critiasand is a Socratic dialogue in two parts. A response to an account of an ideal state told by Socrates, it begins with Timaeus's theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe, from its very beginning...