{"title":"Books by Plato","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlato stands among the most influential figures in Western philosophy, a thinker whose dialogues continue to shape ideas of ethics, politics, and knowledge. Writing in ancient Athens, he explored the nature of truth and reality through conversations that remain both accessible and profound, introducing readers to Socrates and the search for wisdom through questioning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis works, from reflections on justice and the ideal state to meditations on love and the soul, offer a foundation for philosophical inquiry that endures today. Whether approached for study or personal insight, Plato's words invite readers to engage deeply with reason, virtue, and the enduring pursuit of understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you this author? 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Translated by Tom Griffith.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSymposium,\u003c\/em\u003e a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party and talk about love, until the drunken Alcibiades bursts in and decides to discuss Socrates instead. \u003cem\u003eSymposium\u003c\/em\u003e gives an unsurpassed picture of the sparkling society that was Athens at the height of her empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe setting of the other dialogues is more sombre. Socrates is put on trial for impiety, and sentenced to death. \u003cem\u003eEuthyphro\u003c\/em\u003e discusses the nature of piety, \u003cem\u003eApology\u003c\/em\u003e is Socrates' speech in his own defence, Crito explains his refusal to escape punishment, and \u003cem\u003ePhaedo\u003c\/em\u003e gives an account of Socrates' last day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese dialogues have never been offered in one volume before. 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In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy of a life guided by self-responsibility. \u003ci\u003eEuthyphro\u003c\/i\u003e finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the \u003ci\u003eApology\u003c\/i\u003e is his robust rebuttal of the charges against him. In the \u003ci\u003eCrito\u003c\/i\u003e, awaiting execution in prison, Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape. 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Population and Occupations\u003cbr\u003ec. Education\u003cbr\u003ed. Religion\u003cbr\u003ee. Law\u003cbr\u003ef. Government and Administration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlato and Totalitarianism\u003cbr\u003eThe Modern Reaction to Plato\u003cbr\u003eComposition and Structure of the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e: Summary\u003cbr\u003eFurther ReadingNote on the Translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Laws\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Inadequacy of Spartan and Cretan Legislation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroductory Conversation\u003cbr\u003eThe Aim of Spartan and Cretan Laws\u003cbr\u003eCourage and Pleasure\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Drinking Parties as an Educational Device\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeetotallers Misguided\u003cbr\u003eCan Drinking Parties be Educational?\u003cbr\u003eInterlude: The Athenian Pressed for an Answer\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature and Purpose of Education\u003cbr\u003eThe Educational Effect of Drinking Parties\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Arts in the Service of Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature and Purpose of Education\u003cbr\u003ehow the Arts should reinforce Education\u003cbr\u003eIs Pleasure the Proper Criterion in the Arts?\u003cbr\u003eArtistic Censorship in Egypt\u003cbr\u003eJustice and Happiness for Together\u003cbr\u003eChildren are Easily Persuaded\u003cbr\u003eThe Three Choruses\u003cbr\u003eQualifications of the Third Chorus, and an Attack on Contemporary Trends in the Arts\u003cbr\u003eThe Educational Effects of Drinking Parties\u003cbr\u003eSumming-up on the Uses of Drink\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Lessons of History: Legislation and the Balance of Powers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife after the Flood\u003cbr\u003eAutocracy\u003cbr\u003eThe Primitive City and the Origin of Legislation\u003cbr\u003eTroy\u003cbr\u003eThe Dorian League\u003cbr\u003eWhy did the League Fail?\u003cbr\u003eSeven Titles to Authority\u003cbr\u003eThe Reasons for Sparta's Success\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Lessons of History (2): Monarchy and Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo Mother-Constitutions\u003cbr\u003eThe Persian Monarchy\u003cbr\u003eAthens and the Persian Wars\u003cbr\u003eThe Corruption of the Athenian Democracy\u003cbr\u003eRecapitulation\u003cbr\u003eThe Proposed New Cretan Colony\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Magnesia and Its People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatural Resources\u003cbr\u003eThe Colonists\u003cbr\u003eThe Need for a Benevolent Dictator\u003cbr\u003eWhat Constitution is to be Imposed?\u003cbr\u003eThe Age of Cronus\u003cbr\u003eLaw should be Supreme\u003cbr\u003eAddress to the New Colonists\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Correct way to Legislate: Laws and Preambles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePhysical Fitness\u003cbr\u003eWealth\u003cbr\u003eThe Correct Treatment of Children\u003cbr\u003eDuties to Relatives, Friends and State\u003cbr\u003eDuties to Foreigners\u003cbr\u003ePersonal Morality\u003cbr\u003eHow to Handle Criminals\u003cbr\u003eSelfishness\u003cbr\u003eExtremes of Emotion to be Avoided\u003cbr\u003eVirtue and Happiness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. The Foundation of the New State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreliminary Analysis of the State\u003cbr\u003eThe Selection of the Citizens\u003cbr\u003eDistributing the Land (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe Size of the Population (1)\u003cbr\u003eReligious and Social Occasions\u003cbr\u003eStates Ideal and Real: Community of Property\u003cbr\u003eDistributing the Land (2)\u003cbr\u003eThe Size of the Population (2)\u003cbr\u003eHoldings are Inalienable\u003cbr\u003eThe Possession of Money\u003cbr\u003eThe Four Property-Classes\u003cbr\u003eAdministrative Units of the State\u003cbr\u003eTheory to be Modified by Facts\u003cbr\u003eThe Pre-eminence of Mathematics\u003cbr\u003eInfluences of Climate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Civil and Legal Administration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProblems of Appointing the First Officials\u003cbr\u003eThe Election of the Guardians of the Laws\u003cbr\u003eDuties and Tenure of the Guardians; Registration of Property\u003cbr\u003eMilitary Officials\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenerals\u003cbr\u003eCompany-Commanders\u003cbr\u003eThe Elections\u003cbr\u003eCavalry-Commanders\u003cbr\u003eDisrupted Votes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Election of the Council\u003cbr\u003eThe Notion of Equality\u003cbr\u003eThe Executive Committee of the Council\u003cbr\u003eOther Officials; Priests\u003cbr\u003eThe Election of the Expounders\u003cbr\u003eTresurers\u003cbr\u003eThe Protection of the Territory\u003cbr\u003eThe Rural Courts\u003cbr\u003eHow the Country-Wardens are to Live\u003cbr\u003eThe City-Wardens\u003cbr\u003eThe Market-Wardens\u003cbr\u003eEducation Officals\u003cbr\u003eThe Minister of Education\u003cbr\u003eDeath in Office\u003cbr\u003eThree Grades of Court\u003cbr\u003eElection of the Supreme Court\u003cbr\u003eCorrupt Verdicts\u003cbr\u003eThe Court of the People\u003cbr\u003eThe Tribal Courts\u003cbr\u003eOur Scheme is only a Sketch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Marriage and Related Topics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Younger Legislators\u003cbr\u003eThe Organization of Religious Festivals\u003cbr\u003eMarriage: Choosing a Partner (1)\u003cbr\u003eChanging the Laws\u003cbr\u003eThe Law of Marriage\u003cbr\u003ePreamble to the Law of Marriage: Choosing a Partner (2)\u003cbr\u003eFailure to Marry\u003cbr\u003eDowries\u003cbr\u003eThe Wedding-Feast\u003cbr\u003eCorrect Procreation (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Newly-Weds\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem of Slavery\u003cbr\u003eThe Buildings of the State\u003cbr\u003eWomen must join the Communal Meals\u003cbr\u003eThree Instictive Drives: Food, Drink, Sex\u003cbr\u003eCorrect Procreation\u003cbr\u003eAdultery\u003cbr\u003eRegistration of Births and Deaths\u003cbr\u003eAge Limits\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten and Unwritten Rules\u003cbr\u003eEducation in the Womb\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Movement: the Evidence of Corybantic Ritual\u003cbr\u003ehow far should a Child be Humoured?\u003cbr\u003eUnwritten Rules: a Reminder\u003cbr\u003eEarly Education\u003cbr\u003eAmbidexterity\u003cbr\u003ePhysical Training (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe Dangers of Innovation in Education\u003cbr\u003eCome Model Rules\u003cbr\u003eThe Regulation of Music\u003cbr\u003eThe Right Use of Leisure\u003cbr\u003eAttendance at School\u003cbr\u003eThe Education of Females\u003cbr\u003eHow to Live a life of Leisure\u003cbr\u003eFurther Duties of the Minister of Education\u003cbr\u003eThe Legislator's Instuctions to the Minister of Education: the Curriculum\u003cbr\u003eLiterature\u003cbr\u003eA Set Text: \u003ci\u003eSelections from the Laws of Plato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic\u003cbr\u003eComedy and Tragedy\u003cbr\u003eMathematics\u003cbr\u003eAstronomy\u003cbr\u003eHunting: Written and Unwritten Rules again\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. 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In addition to the texts, it contains introductions to the works, discussion on the chronology of their composition, comments on the dialogue form in which Plato wrote, and guidance on reading and studying Plato.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is clearly the definitive edition in English of the Platonic writings. It replaces completely the Hamilton-Cairns collection. . . . The notes are at just the right level, and the index is very helpful. The translations are both readable and accurate. They are always reliable, and in most cases the best available. It is the one volume of Plato every student of philosophy will want at her or his side.\" --Michael D. Rohr, Rutgers University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The most important publishing event in Platonic translation is the Complete Works edited by Cooper and Hutchinson. . . . 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