Plato: Complete Works

Plato: Complete Works
ISBN: 9780872203495
Publication Date: 1 May 1997

Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholars - many commissioned especially for this volume - are presented here in the first single edition to include the entire surviving corpus of works attributed to Plato in antiquity. In his introductory essay, John Cooper explains the presentation of these works, discusses questions concerning the chronology of their composition, comments on the dialogue form in which Plato wrote, and offers guidance on approaching the reading and study of Plato's works.

Also included are concise introductions by Cooper and Hutchinson to each translation, meticulous annotation designed to serve both scholar and general reader, and a comprehensive index. This handsome volume offers fine paper and a high-quality Smyth-sewn cloth binding in a sturdy, elegant edition.

About the Author

Plato is one of the most influential thinkers in human history. He lived and died in fourth and fifth century Athens. As a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, Plato helped lay the groundwork of Western science and philosophy and founded one of the first institutes of higher learning in the world. His works, most notably Republic and Laws, are still widely read and discussed today.

About the Editor

John M. Cooper is Henry Putnam University Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University.