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This vintage book contains a collection dialogues by the classical Greek philosopher Plato. They cover a range of philosophical subjects and have been translated by J. Wright Henry Cary, Floyer Sydenham, and Percy Bysshe... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
This Dialogue begins abruptly with a question of Meno, who asks, 'whether virtue can be taught.' Socrates replies that he does not as yet know what virtue is, and has never known anyone who did. 'Then he cannot have met... See More
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The Apology, by Plato, is the Socratic dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defence, which Socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption, in 399 BC. Specifically, the Apology of Socrates is a defence... See More
Education & TeachingContained are three dialogues of Plato - the Apology, Crito and Phaedo. The Benjamin Jowett translation is featured here as well as in the print of the Harvard Classics. An introduction has also been included, with a brief... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Why Political Science Classics Collection is so important? In todays world, providing quality training for the younger generation at colleges and universities is of primary importance. But higher education is not enough.Any... See More
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The Menexenus has more the character of a rhetorical exercise than any other of the Platonic works. The writer seems to have wished to emulate Thucydides, and the far slighter work of Lysias. In his rivalry with the latter... See More
Literature & Fiction
Don't be afraid to question your worldview, don't be afraid to think you're a little bit "crazy". Who isn't? See More
Politics & Social SciencesThree Socratic dialogues by the ancient Greek philosopher who established the foundations of Western thought. Apology: In this classic text, Plato recounts the trial of his mentor Socrates, who stands accused of rejecting... See More
Classics
Plato was a philosopher in Ancient Greece. He was an essential figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition, and he founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
"A superb translation that captures the rhetorical brilliance of the Greek... The translation is faithful in the very best sense: it reflects both the meaning and the beauty of the Greek text... The footnotes are always... See More
Politics & Social SciencesThe volume that you hold in your hands offers a distinctive alternative to the many editions of Plato's Republic currently in print. Andrea Tschemplik provides a fresh and accessible translation of Plato's classic work... See More
Politics & Social SciencesThis is a summarized version of Plato's dialogue, "The Republic": a mini Republic for those individuals that lack the time to read the original book! See More
Politics & Social SciencesWhat is Political Science? Within human society, it is customary to distinguish between the following spheres: economic, political, social, and spiritual. The political sphere is important in that it involves and determines... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Of all the writings of Plato the Timaeus is the most obscure and repulsive to the modern reader, and has nevertheless had the greatest influence over the ancient and mediaeval world. The obscurity arises in the infancy of... See More
Anthologies
Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection of the greatest works of literature written by the masters of the craft: Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman) Siddhartha (Herman Hesse) Middlemarch (George Eliot) The Madman... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
All the writings of Plato generally considered to be authentic are here presented in the only complete one-volume Plato available in English. The editors set out to choose the contents of this collected edition from the work... See More
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Phædo or Phaedo (/?fi?do?/; Greek: ??????, Phaid?n, Greek pronunciation: [p?aíd??n]), also known to ancient readers as On The Soul,is one of the best-known dialogues of Plato's middle period, along with the Republic and... See More
Literature & Fiction
Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection of the greatest masterpieces ever written: American: Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer The Call of the Wild White Fang Moby-Dick The Scarlet Letter Little Women My Antonia The... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Politics & Social Sciences
In the Statesman the discussion is partly regarded as an illustration of method, and that analogies are brought from afar which throw light on the main subject. The search after the Statesman, which is carried on, like that... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
The Euthydemus, though apt to be regarded by us only as an elaborate jest, has also a very serious purpose. It may fairly claim to be the oldest treatise on logic; for that science originates in the misunderstandings which... See More
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'Once upon a time there were just the gods; mortal beings did not yet exist.' We are used to thinking of myths as stories, and modern myths as made up and fictitious. For the ancient Greeks, however, a myth was a story that... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
This new edition of Plato's Symposium provides beginning readers and scholars alike with a solid, reliable translation that is both faithful to the original text and accessible to contemporary readers. In addition, the... See More
Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot... See More
Biographies & Memoirs
Translated by the noted classical scholar Francis M. Cornford, this edition of two masterpieces of Plato's later period features extensive ongoing commentaries by Cornford that provide helpful background information and... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
What is knowledge? A systematic treatment of this question takes the form of a dialogue between the great philosopher Socrates and his student, Theaetetus. They explore a variety of answers, including knowledge as... See More
What is virtue? Can it be learned or is it innate? Is it possible to know things a priori (before experience)? In this important and influential Socratic dialogue, Plato addresses a wealth of philosophy's fundamental... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Some dialogues of Plato are of so various a character that their relation to the other dialogues cannot be determined with any degree of certainty. The Theaetetus, like the Parmenides, has points of similarity both with his... See More
Anthologies
This Christmas, Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection of the greatest masterpieces ever written, together with the selected Christmas classics: The Gift of the Magi Black Beauty The Little Match Girl The Holy... See More
Classics
Socrates' ancient words are still true, and the ideas found in Plato's Dialogues still form the foundation of a thinking person's education. This superb collection contains excellent contemporary translations selected for... See More