Plato (427-347 BC) was born in Athens, the son of wealthy and influential parents. When Socrates, whose ideas heavily influenced Plato, was condemned to death, Plato left Athens and traveled widely, especially to Italy and Sicily. He studied with students of Pythagoras and spent some years advising the ruling family of Syracuse. Around 387, he returned to Athens, where he founded his Academy and taught mathematics and philosophy.
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Plato: Philebus
Taking the form of a discussion between the hedonist Philebus, his na ve disciple Protarchus and Socrates, Philebus is a compelling consideration of the popular belief that pleasure is the greatest …
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Aristotle: Poetics
One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history In his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic …
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Aeschylus: Oresteian Trilogy
Aeschylus (525-c.456 bc) set his great trilogy in the immediate aftermath of the Fall of Troy, when King Agamemnon returns to Argos, a victor in war. Agamemnon depicts the hero’s discovery that his …
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Aristotle: Art of Rhetoric
With the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils – and even for …
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Aristotle: Metaphysics
The Metaphysics presents Aristotle’s mature rejection of both the Platonic theory that what we perceive is just a pale reflection of reality and the hardheaded view that all processes are ultimately …
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Aristotle: Athenian Constitution
Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens’ political machinery between the seventh and fourth centuries BC, which stands as a …
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Aristotle: De Anima (On the Soul)
For the Pre-Socratic philosophers the soul was the source of movement and sensation, while for Plato it was the seat of being, metaphysically distinct from the body that it was forced temporarily to …
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Sophocles: Electra and Other Plays
Sophocles’ innovative plays transformed Greek myths into dramas featuring complex human characters, through which he explored profound moral issues. Electra portrays the grief of a young woman for …
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Plato: Gorgias
Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office. Are high moral …
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Plato & Emlyn-Jones Chris: Early Socratic Dialogues
Rich in drama and humour, they include the controversial Ion, a debate on poetic inspiration; Laches, in which Socrates seeks to define bravery; and Euthydemus, which considers the relationship …
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Plato: Republic
The classic translation of the cornerstone work of western philosophy Plato’s Republic is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Presented in the form …
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Plato: Phaedrus
Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato’s most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially …
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Plato: Protagoras and Meno
Exploring the question of what exactly makes good people good, Protagoras and Meno are two of the most enjoyable and accessible of all of Plato’s dialogues. Widely regarded as his finest dramatic …
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Aeschylus & Euripides: Greek Tragedy
Agememnon is the first part of the Aeschylus’s Orestian trilogy in which the leader of the Greek army returns from the Trojan war to be murdered by his treacherous wife Clytemnestra. In Sophocles’ …
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Plato: Republic
An authoritative new translation of Plato’s The Republic by Christopher Rowe, with notes and an introduction. ‘We set about founding the best city we could, because we could be confident that if it …
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Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound and Other Plays
Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. In Prometheus Bound the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally …
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Metaphysics (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
‘The motive which inspires Aristotle throughout the
Metaphysics is the wish to acquire that form of knowledge which is most worthy of the name of wisdom.’ — W. D. Ross
Many of the great an …
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Aristotle: Ethics of Aristotle
The ancient Greek philosopher’s classic work on happiness and its roots in virtue and good character. How should we live? What is the importance of such qualities as courage, generosity, and …
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Aristotle: Poetics
The ancient philosopher’s treatise on dramatic and literary theory.This historic work contains Aristotle’s thoughts on poetry—lyric, epic—and drama—comedy, tragedy, …
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Sophocles: Theban Plays
King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone Three towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynasty The legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired …
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Plato: Symposium
Plato’s retelling of the discourses between Socrates and his friends on such subjects as love and desire, truth and illusion, spiritual transcendence and the qualities of a good ruler, profoundly …
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Aristotle: Politics
Twenty-three centuries after its compilation, ‘The Politics’ still has much to contribute to this central question of political science. Aristotle’s thorough and carefully argued analysis is based on …
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Plato: Timaeus and Critias
Timaeus and Critias is a Socratic dialogue in two parts. A response to an account of an ideal state told by Socrates, it begins with Timaeus s theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story …
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Aeschylus: Persians and Other Plays
Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from …
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Plato: Laws
In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form …
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Plato: Theaetetus
Set immediately prior to the trial and execution of Socrates in 399 BC, Theaetetus shows the great philosopher considering the nature of knowledge itself, in a debate with the geometrician Theodorus …
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Plato: Socrates’ Defence
‘I’ll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I’m doing.’Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy, Socrates’ Defence details the final plea of Plato’s beloved mentor. …
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Sophocles: Antigone
‘It’s a dreadful thing to yield…but resist now?Lay my pride bare to the blows of ruin?That’s dreadful too.’The remarkable story of Greek tragedy’s most intrepid heroine. Introducing Little Black …
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Aristotle & 0 Atherton: Aristotle’s Poetics
Aristotle’s Poetics combines a complete translation of the Poetics with a running commentary, printed on facing pages, that keeps the reader in continuous contact with the linguistic and critical …
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Politics (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
Aristotles
Politics is one of the earliest, and at the same time one of the most thorough and balanced, accounts of politics. It provides extended analyses of the origin and function of the sta …
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The Trial and Death of Socrates (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
“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 …
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Meno, Parmenides, and Theaetetus (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
In “Meno, ” Socrates and Meno set out to find teachers of ethics. When they are unable to find any, the reader is left wondering if knowledge, goodness, and justness can be taught.
“Par …
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Essential Dialogues of Plato (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Essential Dialogues of Plato, by
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Poetics and Rhetoric (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Poetics and Rhetoric, by
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Republic (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Republic, by
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Three Theban Plays (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Three Theban Plays, by Sophocles , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new …
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Meno, Parmenides, and Theaetetus (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
In “Meno, ” Socrates and Meno set out to find teachers of ethics. When they are unabl …
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The Metaphysics (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
‘The motive which inspires Aristotle throughout the
Metaphysics is the wish to acquire th …
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Timaeus and Critias (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
Plato’s ambitious dialogue
Timaeus and the unfinished
Critias were meant to be part of …
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De Anima (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
In
De Anima, Aristotle seeks to uncover what separates the living from the dead. He steers …
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SparkNotes: The Symposium (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)
The Symposium (Spark Notes Philosophy Guide) Making the reading experience fun!
Spark Notes Philosophy Guides are one-stop guides to the great works of philosophy–masterpieces that stand at t …
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Plato: Republic
Plato’s most famous work and the bedrock of Western philosophy Written in the form of a Socratic dialogue, The Republic is an investigation into the nature of an ideal society. In this far-reaching …
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Timaeus and Critias (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
Plato’s ambitious dialogue
Timaeus and the unfinished
Critias were meant to be part of a trilogy that would outline a proper and sufficiently detailed natural philosophy and cosmology. The …
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