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Dialogues of Plato: Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Syposium, Republic (A Kangaroo Pocket Book #48873)
Dialogues of Plato Apology Crito Phaedo Syposium Republic - A Kangaroo Pocket Book #48873 The Dialogues of Plato offer a philosophy that has guided man through the ages. In his magnificent writings Plato exaines our virtues and vices, our problems and questions. With remarkable literary grace he show us how man can understand his place in the world and live an intelligent and happy life. — The dialogues chosen for this edition are the... more » best-known of Plato's writings and also the most influential. They are valuable both as literature and as the major statements of his philosphy. The Apology, Crito, and Phaedo, forming a trilogy about the imprisonment and death of Socrates, present an impressive and draatic defence of the philosphical life. The occasion for the Syposium is a festive banquet, and the discussion, alternately earthy and sublime, is concerned with the nature of love. The Republic, a product of Plato's most comprehensive vision, deals with man both as a social creature and as as a participant in eternity. From the Introduction.« less