The Complete Plato
Plato
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(, April 18, 2013)
Plato (Greek: Plátōn, "wide, broad-shouldered") (428/427 BC – 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, the second of the great trio ofancient Greeks –Socrates, Plato, originally named Aristocles, and Aristotle who between them laid the philosophical foundations of Westernculture. Plato was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution ofhigher learning in the western world. Plato is widely believed to havebeen a student of Socrates and to have been deeply influenced by histeacher's unjust death. Plato's brilliance as a writer and thinker can bewitnessed by reading his Socratic dialogues. Some of the dialogues, letters, and other works that are ascribed to him are considered spurious.Plato is thought to have lectured at the Academy, although the pedagogical function of his dialogues, if any, is not known with certainty. Theyhave historically been used to teach philosophy, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, and other subjects about which he wrote. This excellent translation is one which holds true the very spirit of the times and the indomitable spirit of Plato which made him one of the cornerstones of modern Western thought.This forefather of modern philosophy would have been proud of this beautifully translated version of his work.Benjamin Jowett,by translating the complete works of Plato from the original Attic dialect used by Plato himself,has made a great contribution to philosophy lovers all over the world.