{"product_id":"charmides-alcibiades-hipparchus-lovers-theages-minos-epinomis-by-plato-9780674992214","title":"Charmides. Alcibiades. Hipparchus. Lovers. Theages. Minos. Epinomis","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BCE. In early manhood, he was an admirer of Socrates and later founded the famous school of philosophy in the grove Academus. Much else recorded of his life is uncertain; it is probable that he left Athens for a time after Socrates' execution. It is possible that he later went to Cyrene, Egypt, and Sicily; it is likely that he was wealthy; and it is obvious that he was critical of 'advanced' democracy. He lived to be 80 years old. Linguistic tests, including those of computer science, still attempt to establish the order of his extant philosophical dialogues. These are written in splendid prose and reveal Socrates' mind fused with Plato's thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLaches, Charmides,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLysis,\u003c\/i\u003e Socrates and others discuss separate ethical conceptions. \u003ci\u003eProtagoras, Ion,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMeno\u003c\/i\u003e address whether righteousness can be taught. In \u003ci\u003eGorgias,\u003c\/i\u003e Socrates is estranged from his city's thought, and his fate is impending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eApology\u003c\/i\u003e (not a dialogue), \u003ci\u003eCrito, Euthyphro,\u003c\/i\u003e and the unforgettable \u003ci\u003ePhaedo\u003c\/i\u003e relate the trial and death of Socrates and propose the immortality of the soul. In the famous \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhaedrus,\u003c\/i\u003e written when Socrates was still alive, we find discussions on the origin and meaning of love. \u003ci\u003eCratylus\u003c\/i\u003e examines the nature of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe great masterpiece in ten books, the \u003ci\u003eRepublic,\u003c\/i\u003e concerns righteousness and involves topics such as education, equality of the sexes, the structure of society, and the abolition of slavery. Of the six so-called dialectical dialogues, \u003ci\u003eEuthydemus\u003c\/i\u003e deals with philosophy; the metaphysical \u003ci\u003eParmenides\u003c\/i\u003e addresses general concepts and absolute being; \u003ci\u003eTheaetetus\u003c\/i\u003e reasons about the theory of knowledge. Its sequels include \u003ci\u003eSophist,\u003c\/i\u003e which deals with not-being; \u003ci\u003ePoliticus,\u003c\/i\u003e which tackles good and bad statesmanship and governments; and \u003ci\u003ePhilebus,\u003c\/i\u003e which explores what is good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTimaeus\u003c\/i\u003e seeks the origin of the visible universe out of abstract geometrical elements. The unfinished \u003ci\u003eCritias\u003c\/i\u003e examines the tale of lost Atlantis. Also unfinished is Plato's last work, the twelve books of \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e (from which Socrates is absent), which offers a critical discussion of principles of law that Plato thought the Greeks might accept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Loeb Classical Library edition of \u003ci\u003ePlato\u003c\/i\u003e is in twelve volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47602862686444,"sku":"9780674992214","price":94.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674992214-charmides-alcibiades-hipparchus-lovers-theages-minos-epinomis.jpg?v=1778048663","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/charmides-alcibiades-hipparchus-lovers-theages-minos-epinomis-by-plato-9780674992214","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}