The Dialogues of Plato

by Erich Segal

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Socrates’ ancient words are still true, and the ideas found in Plato’s Dialogues still form the foundation of a thinking person’s education. This superb collection contains excellent contemporary translations selected for their clarity and accessibility to today’s reader, as well as an incisive introduction by Erich Segal, which reveals Plato’s life and clarifies the philosophical issues examined in each dialogue. The first four dialogues recount the trial and execution of Socrates–the extraordinary tragedy that changed Plato’s life and forever altered the course of Western thought. Other dialogues create a rich tableau of intellectual life in Athens in the fourth...Read more
  • ISBN10 0553213717
  • ISBN13 9780553213713
  • Publish Date 1 May 1986
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
  • Imprint Bantam USA