– Plato - Libros y biografía

Hippias of Elis travels throughout the Greek world practicing and teaching the art of making beautiful speeches. On a rare visit to Athens, he meets Socrates who questions him about the nature of his...

A dialogue between Socrates and Meno probes the subject of ethics. Can goodness be taught? If it can, then we should be able to find teachers capable of instructing others about what is good and bad,...

Perception, memory, truth, and knowledge all play major roles in this dialogue. What is remarkable about Plato’s treatment of those ideas is how contemporary are both the questions and the answers he...

In Euthyphro, Socrates is on his way to the court where he must defend himself against serious charges brought by religious and political authorities. On the way, he meets Euthyphro, an expert on religious...

In Plato's monumental work, 'The Republic', the reader is taken on a philosophical journey through a utopian society where justice and morality are explored through Socratic dialogues. Written in a dialectic...

Plato's 'Theaetetus' is a seminal work of ancient Greek philosophy that delves into the nature of knowledge, perception, and reality. Through a series of dialogues between Socrates and various interlocutors,...

Plato's 'Cratylus' delves into the realm of language, exploring the nature of words and their connection to reality. Written in the form of a dialogue, the book presents various viewpoints on the question...

Plato's 'Greater Hippias' is a philosophical dialogue that delves into the nature of beauty and wisdom. Written in a Socratic style, the book presents a conversation between Socrates and Hippias, a renowned...

Plato's 'Philebus' is a timeless philosophical dialogue that delves into the nature of pleasure and the good life. Written in a Socratic style, the text presents a debate between Philebus, who argues...

Plato's 'Epistles - Seventh Letter' is a profound philosophical text that delves into the themes of truth, leadership, and the nature of reality. Written in the form of a letter to a friend, the book...

Plato's Republic is a seminal work in the field of political philosophy, where Socrates engages in a series of dialogues on justice, the nature of the ideal state, and the role of the philosopher-ruler....

The Apology of Socrates was written by Plato. In fact, it's a defensive speech of Socrates that he said in a court noted down by Plato. The main subject of the speech is a problem of the evil. Socrates...

Plato's 'The Complete Works of Plato' is a collection of dialogues and letters that showcase the philosophical prowess of one of the greatest thinkers of ancient Greece. Written in the 4th century BCE,...

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...

This collection contains an active table of contents (HTML), which makes reading easier to make it more enjoyable. Plato was a philosopher in Ancient Greece. He was an essential figure in the development...

Plato's 'Menexenus' is a dialogue between Socrates and Menexenus, where Socrates delivers a eulogy to honor the fallen soldiers of the Theban and Athenian wars. The work is a unique blend of historical...

Plato (428/427–348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the Classic Age who founded the Academy of Athens. Noted as a student of Socrates, Plato has distinguished himself as one of the...

Plato (428/427–348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the Classic Age who founded the Academy of Athens. Noted as a student of Socrates, Plato has distinguished himself as one of the...

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...

Plato (428/427–348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the Classic Age who founded the Academy of Athens. Noted as a student of Socrates, Plato has distinguished himself as one of the...

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...

This collection contains the following works by Plato: Early Works •Apology •Charmides, or Temperance •Crito •Euthyphro •Gorgias •Hippias, Lesser •Hippias, Greater •Ion •Laches •Lysis •Protagoras Transitional...

Plato (428/427–348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the Classic Age who founded the Academy of Athens. Noted as a student of Socrates, Plato has distinguished himself as one of the...

The Seventh Letter Plato - The Seventh Letter of Plato is an epistle that tradition has ascribed to Plato. It is by far the longest of the epistles of Plato and gives an autobiographical account of his...

The Laws is Plato's last and longest dialogue. The conversation depicted in the work's twelve books begins with the question of who is given the credit for establishing a civilization's laws. Its musings...

The Statesman Plato - Plato's Statesman, A Philosophical Discussion, is the second volume in the Plato Dialogue Project series. Like the volume before it, Plato's Philebus, A Philosophical Discussion,...

THE Republic of Plato is the longest of his works with the exception of the Laws, and is certainly the greatest of them. There are nearer approaches to modern metaphysics in the Philebus and in the Sophist;...

Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice (δικαιοσύνη), the order and character of the just city-state and the just man—for this reason, ancient readers used...

Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice (δικαιοσύνη), the order and character of the just city-state and the just man—for this reason, ancient readers used...

Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice (δικαιοσύνη), the order and character of the just city-state and the just man—for this reason, ancient readers used...