Plato Apology of Socrates and Crito, with Extracts from the Phaedo and Symposium and from Xenophon's Memorabilia / Edition 1

by Plato, Louis Dyer, Thomas Day Seymour

Overview

Originally published in College Series of Greek Authors during Victorian times, this work still constitutes an indispensable pedagogical reader for high school and college students of Greek. Each text is given in Greek with an extensive commentary and apparatus in English.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781593330071
Publisher:	Gorgias Press
Publication date:	12/14/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Plato, one of the most famous philosophers in the world, lived during the Classical Period in Ancient Greece. A student of Socrates and a teacher to Aristotle, he was the founder of The Academy, the first school of higher learning in Europe. Plato is the most prominent figure in the history of Ancient Greek philosophy and the originator of the Platonist school of thought. Using dramatic elements like dialogue and humor, his form of writing was considered innovative in his time. Plato's best–known work, The Republic, is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. His other extensively read works include The Symposium, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, and The Laws.