Plato Gorgias Menexenus Protagoras

Author : Malcolm Schofield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521546001

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Plato: Gorgias, Menexenus, Protagoras by Malcolm Schofield Pdf

Presented in the popular Cambridge Texts format are three early Platonic dialogues in a new English translation by Tom Griffith that combines elegance, accuracy, freshness and fluency. Together they offer strikingly varied examples of Plato's critical encounter with the culture and politics of fifth and fourth century Athens. Nowhere does he engage more sharply and vigorously with the presuppositions of democracy. The Gorgias is a long and impassioned confrontation between Socrates and a succession of increasingly heated interlocutors about political rhetoric as an instrument of political power. The short Menexenus contains a pastiche of celebratory public oratory, illustrating its self-delusions. In the Protagoras, another important contribution to moral and political philosophy in its own right, Socrates takes on leading intellectuals (the 'sophists') of the later fifth century BC and their pretensions to knowledge. The dialogues are introduced and annotated by Malcolm Schofield, a leading authority on ancient Greek political philosophy.

Author : Malcolm Schofield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521546001

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Plato: Gorgias, Menexenus, Protagoras by Malcolm Schofield Pdf

Presented in the popular Cambridge Texts format are three early Platonic dialogues in a new English translation by Tom Griffith that combines elegance, accuracy, freshness and fluency. Together they offer strikingly varied examples of Plato's critical encounter with the culture and politics of fifth and fourth century Athens. Nowhere does he engage more sharply and vigorously with the presuppositions of democracy. The Gorgias is a long and impassioned confrontation between Socrates and a succession of increasingly heated interlocutors about political rhetoric as an instrument of political power. The short Menexenus contains a pastiche of celebratory public oratory, illustrating its self-delusions. In the Protagoras, another important contribution to moral and political philosophy in its own right, Socrates takes on leading intellectuals (the 'sophists') of the later fifth century BC and their pretensions to knowledge. The dialogues are introduced and annotated by Malcolm Schofield, a leading authority on ancient Greek political philosophy.

Author : Plato
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781616403683

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Three Dialogues by Plato Pdf

Three Dialogues is a collection of three Socratic dialogues by the philosopher Plato: Protagoras, Philebus, and Gorgias. Protagoras is an argument between the elderly and celebrated sophist Protagoras and Socrates about the nature of sophists and virtue. Philebus, written between 360 and 347 BC and one of the last Socratic dialogues, features Socrates (rare for a late dialogue), Philebus, and Protarchus. It centers on the value of pleasure versus knowledge, and focuses in the end on the inherent value of philosophy and reason over drama and poetry: a wholly philosophical idea. Finally, Gorgias is an argument between a philosopher and rhetorician, emphasizing the art of persuasion as necessary for gaining legal and political advantages. All three dialogues are also available in the Cosimo omnibus editions of The Works of Plato. One of the greatest Western philosophers who ever lived, PLATO (c. 428-347 B.C.) was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. Plato was greatly influenced by Socrates' teachings, often using him as a character in scripts and plays (Socratic dialogues), which he used to demonstrate philosophical ideas. Plato's dialogues were and still are used to teach a wide range of subjects, including politics, mathematics, rhetoric, logic, and, naturally, philosophy.

Author : Plato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UVA:X004002366

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Protagoras, Philebus, and Gorgias by Plato Pdf

Three of Plato's most important dialogues are brought together to address vital concerns that continue to occupy serious minds today: In the Protagoras Plato attempts to answer questions about the nature of virtue and whether it is inherent to humans or a subject capable of being taught. In the Philebus he addresses the nature and content of the good and whether wisdom or pleasure is to be preferred. In the Gorgias Plato customarily applies what is learned from the previous discussions to address larger issues such as the proper functioning of society and the state and the individual's appropriate place in them.

Author : Plato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015008168216

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The Dialogues of Plato by Plato Pdf

Author : Plato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UCBK:B000761078

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The Works of Plato: The Apology of Socrates, Crito, Phaedo, Gorgias, Protagoras, Phaedrus, Theaetetus, Euthyphron, Lysis by Plato Pdf

Author : Devin Stauffer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 052185847X

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The Unity of Plato's 'Gorgias' by Devin Stauffer Pdf

This book demonstrates the complex unity of Plato's Gorgias, showing how seemingly disparate themes are woven together.

Author : Plato
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 3801 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : EAN:8596547795070

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The Complete Works of Plato by Plato Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Plato" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of contents: Early works: Apology Crito Charmides Euthyphro First Alcibiades (*) Greater Hippias (*) Lesser Hippias Ion Laches Lysis Middle works: Cratylus Euthydemus Gorgias Menexenus (*) Meno Phaedo Protagoras Symposium Republic Phaedrus Parmenides Theaetetus Late works: Timaeus Critias Sophist Statesman Philebus Laws Pseudonymous works (traditionally attributed to Plato, but considered by virtually all modern authorities not to have been written by him): Epinomis Second Alcibiades Hipparcus Rival Lovers Theages Cleitophon Minos Demoducus Axiochus On Justice On Virtue Sisyphus Eryxias Halcyon Letters (*) The authorship of these works is disputed by some authorities. There are also a number of essays relating to various aspects of Plato's works. Plato ( 428/427 BC – 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece. He was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.

Author : Plato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600093314

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Plato's Gorgias by Plato Pdf

Author : George Kimball Plochmann,Franklin Edward Robinson
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0809314045

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A Friendly Companion to Plato's Gorgias by George Kimball Plochmann,Franklin Edward Robinson Pdf

A comprehensive study of "one of the most elusive and subtle" of all the Platonic dialogues. The Gorgias begins with a discussion of the nature and value of rhetoric and develops into an impassioned argument for the primacy of absolute right (as expressed by conscience) in the regulation of both public and private life. Plochmann and Robinson closely analyze this great dialogue in the first two-thirds of their book, turning in the final four chapters to a broader discussion of its unity, sweep, and philosophic implications.

Author : Plato
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 0192804014

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Protagoras by Plato Pdf

The dialog in Greek with introduction, notes and appendices in English

Author : Plato
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 3802 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : EAN:8596547802686

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Plato: The Complete Works by Plato Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "Plato: The Complete Works" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Plato (428/427 BC - 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece. He was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Table of contents: Early works: Apology Crito Charmides Euthyphro First Alcibiades Greater Hippias Lesser Hippias Ion Laches Lysis Middle works: Cratylus Euthydemus Gorgias Menexenus Meno Phaedo Protagoras Symposium Republic Phaedrus Parmenides Theaetetus Late works: Timaeus Critias Sophist Statesman Philebus Laws Pseudonymous works (traditionally attributed to Plato, but considered by virtually all modern authorities not to have been written by him): Epinomis Second Alcibiades Hipparcus Rival Lovers Theages Cleitophon Minos Demoducus Axiochus On Justice On Virtue Sisyphus Eryxias Halcyon Letters There are also included a number of essays relating to various aspects of Plato's works.

Author : Nickolas Pappas,Mark Zelcer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317592204

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Politics and Philosophy in Plato's Menexenus by Nickolas Pappas,Mark Zelcer Pdf

Menexenus is one of the least studied among Plato's works, mostly because of the puzzling nature of the text, which has led many scholars either to reject the dialogue as spurious or to consider it as a mocking parody of Athenian funeral rhetoric. In this book, Pappas and Zelcer provide a persuasive alternative reading of the text, one that contributes in many ways to our understanding of Plato, and specifically to our understanding of his political thought. The book is organized into two parts. In the first part the authors offer a synopsis of the dialogue, address the setting and its background in terms of the Athenian funeral speech, and discuss the alternative readings of the dialogue, showing their weaknesses and strengths. In the second part, the authors offer their positive interpretation of the dialogue, taking particular care to explain and ground their interpretive criteria and method, which considers Plato's text not simply as a de-contextualized collection of philosophical arguments but offers a theoretically reading of the text that situates it firmly within its historical context. The book will become a reference point in the debate about the Menexenus and Plato's political philosophy more generally and marks an important contribution to our understanding of ancient thought and classical Athenian society.

Author : Plato
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0300114516

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The Republic by Plato Pdf

A model for the ideal state includes discussion of the nature and application of justice, the role of the philosopher in society, the goals of education, and the effects of art upon character.

Author : Plato
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0300044887

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The Dialogues of Plato, Volume 1 by Plato Pdf

This initial volume in a series of new translations of Plato's works includes a general introduction and interpretive comments for the dialogues translated: the Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Gorgias, and Menexenus. "Allen's work is very impressive. The translations are readable, lucid, and highly accurate. The general introduction is succinct and extremely clear. The discussion of the dating of the dialogues is enormously useful; there has previously been no brief account of these issues to which one could refer the student. Finally, the particular introductions are first rate: fine jobs of clear philosophical and historical explanation--succinct and yet sophisticated, both close to the text and philosophically incisive."--Martha Nussbaum, Brown University "This is an important work that deserves our respect and attention."--Ethics "This and the promised succeeding volumes will probably become the standard English version of the complete dialogues.... The commentaries take advantage of the best scholarship, judge judiciously between divergent views, and often introduce new and brilliant interpretations. This is true both in the area of philosophy and in that of literary criticism."--Anthony C. Daly, S.J., Modern Schoolman "Allen is a superb translator, whose elegantly simple yet precise language gives access to Plato both as a philosopher and as a literary artist."--Library Journal "An important event in the world of scholarship."--London Review of Books