Plato
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Among the most influential thinkers in Western history, Plato presented his thought in a series of dramatic dialogues in which different speakers present various aspects of a philosophical problem. This volume contains two of the most interesting and important of these dialogues.
The philosophic goal of the Symposium is to find the ultimate manifestation of the love that controls the world, leading to mystic union with eternal and supercosmic...
The philosophic goal of the Symposium is to find the ultimate manifestation of the love that controls the world, leading to mystic union with eternal and supercosmic...
22) Critias
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'Critias,' one of Plato's late dialogues, contains the story of the mighty island kingdom Atlantis and its attempt to conquer Athens. 'Critias' is the second of a projected trilogy of dialogues, preceded by 'Timaeus' and followed by 'Hermocrates,' though the latter was, possibly never written and 'Critias' was left incomplete.
23) Cratylus
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The Cratylus has always been a source of perplexity to the student of Plato. While in fancy and humour, and perfection of style and metaphysical originality, this dialogue may be ranked with the best of the Platonic writings, there has been an uncertainty about the motive of the piece, which interpreters have hitherto not succeeded in dispelling. We need not suppose that Plato used words in order to conceal his thoughts, or that he would have been...
24) Alcibiades I
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Alcibiades was a notable figure in Ancient Greek history. Famed Athenian statesman, orator and general, he had a powerful impact on the political and military scene in Athens and Sparta, despite his difficult and tumultuous youth. Alcibiades was well-trained in the art of Rhetoric, and among his many renowned teachers was also Socrates, the philosopher, who taught Plato and had set the foundation of western philosophy as we know it today.
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25) Plato's Republic
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Plato's most famous work and one of the most important books ever written on the subject of philosophy and political theory, "The Republic" is a fictional dialogue between Socrates and other various Athenians and foreigners which examines the meaning of justice. It is primarily from the writings of Plato that Socrates's ideas are passed down to us. Written around 380 BC, the work is an important contribution to the age old question of how to best...
26) Statesman
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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 for the Sophist, by the method of dichotomy, gives an opportunity for many humorous and satirical remarks.
27) Philebus
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The Philebus appears to be one of the later writings of Plato, in which the style has begun to alter, and the dramatic and poetical element has become subordinate to the speculative and philosophical. In the development of abstract thought great advances have been made on the Protagoras or the Phaedrus, and even on the Republic. But there is a corresponding diminution of artistic skill, a want of character in the persons, a laboured march in the dialogue,...
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The European philosophical tradition... consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.-Alfred North Whitehead
The dialogues of Plato stand alongside the Bible and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey as foundational texts of Western civilization. The works of Plato collected under the title The Trial and Death of Socrates have been particularly influential. This is because they provide both an excellent point of entry into Plato's vast philosophy and a vivid portrait...
29) Menexenus
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The dialogue Menexenus by Plato is an exploration of the concept of patriotism and how it shapes the lives of individuals. Through the dialogue, Plato examines the power of rhetoric and how it can be used to elicit emotions that can lead to action. He also delves into the idea of patriotism as a form of loyalty and devotion to one's country and its inhabitants. The dialogue is an important philosophical work that has been studied and discussed for...
30) Parmenides
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Parmenides (Greek: Παρμενίδης) is one of the dialogues of Plato. It is widely considered to be one of the more, if not the most, challenging and enigmatic of Plato's dialogues. The Parmenides purports to be an account of a meeting between the two great philosophers of the Eleatic school, Parmenides and Zeno of Elea, and a young Socrates. The occasion of the meeting was the reading by Zeno of his treatise defending Parmenidean monism against...
31) Gorgias
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Emplazado en el contexto dramático de una crisis política del imperio ateniense, el Gorgias es un diálogo donde las habilidades literarias y razonadoras de Platón se combinan de un modo magistral. Sus vívidos y complejos personajes son oradores de ocupación: se ganan la vida enseñando el arte de la persuasión, pero son además hombres políticos que deben hacer uso de dicho arte para conseguir poder en la ciudad. A poco avanzar el diálogo,...
32) El banquete
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Entre la reflexión filosófica y la teoría psicológica, Platón (c. 427 – 347 a. C.) nos ofrece con el Banquete una brillante y elaborada exposición de su teoría de los afectos. El diálogo, perteneciente al período de madurez, en el que el filósofo ateniense se interesa por la esencia ontológica de diversas ideas, presenta una estructura sencilla.
A través de seis discursos que encuentran su eje en este sentimiento, el autor desmenuza...
34) Cármides
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El Cármides nos presenta un diálogo narrado directamente por Sócrates, en el cual este y sus dos principales interlocutores, Cármides y Critias, intentan definir una virtud moral que la tradición filosófica reconocerá posteriormente como una de las cuatro virtudes cardinales: la sōphrosýnē (sensatez, moderación, buen juicio, mesura, templanza). A lo largo del diálogo los interlocutores de Sócrates proponen distintas definiciones de esta...
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Von der Unsterblichkeit der Seele; Platon-Von der Unsterblichkeit der Seele Platon-Von der Unsterblichkeit der Seele In Platon Dialog Phaidon Von der Unsterblichkeit der Seele unterhalten sich Phaidon der wie Platon ein Schüler des Sokrates ist und Echekrates über die Hinrichtung des Sokrates durch den Schierlingstrank.
36) Laches
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Laches” - is a dialogue by the ancient Greek philosopher and thinker Plato (427-347 B. C). This is the conversation between Socrates, Laches, Lysimachus, Melesias and their sons about the courage as one of virtues and about the importance of not just rearing the children up, but also giving the education to their souls.
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Because of the absence of writings by Socrates, we only know of his philosophical beliefs through the writings of his students. Fortunately many of these have survived through to today and provide an excellent primary source for the understanding of this great philosopher. Of all the students' writings none are more comprehensive and informative with regard to Socrates than those of Plato. Contained in this volume are some of the most important of...
38) Sophist
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Sophist” - is a dialogue by the ancient Greek philosopher and thinker Plato (427-347 B. C). This is Socrates' conversation about the fact that sophistry and the followers of it - are liars, also here the idea of movement is introduced. Plato thought about the organization and government of the state, was the founder of the theory of ideas, blessing and also the duality of the soul and the body, he formulated the studies of cognition.
39) Lysis
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What is Friendship? Youthfulness and sense of beauty pervades, rich in the description of Greek life. The question is again raised of the relation of knowledge to virtue and good, which also recurs in the Laches; and Socrates appears again as the elder friend of the two boys, Lysis and Menexenus. In the Charmides, as also in the Laches, he is described as middle-aged; in the Lysis he is advanced in years.
40) Lysis
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Lysis” - is a dialogue by the ancient Greek philosopher and thinker Plato (427-347 B. C). This is one of Plato's early dialogues, in which Socrates, Lysis and Menexenus have a dispute in palaestra about friendship, about love, the aim of which is to put in the chosen one the good qualities and only through knowledge we get the love of the other people.