Plato

Broschiertes Buch

Plato

'The Republic'

Herausgegeben von Ferrari, G. R. F.; Übersetzung: Griffith, Tom

Beschreibung

In this rendition, first published in 2000, Ferrari and Griffith have produced a vivid, dignified and accurate textbook of one of the great works of Western political thought. It contains an expanded introduction assessing the cultural and political background and general argument; text notes; summary of content; full glossary; chronology of events; and guide to further reading.

Autor

Plato (Greek: "wide, broad-shouldered") (428/427 BC - 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, the second of the great trio of ancient Greeks -Socrates, Plato, originally named Aristocles, and Aristotle- who between them laid the philosophical foundations of Western culture. Plato was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Plato is widely believed to have been a student of Socrates and to have been deeply influenced by his teacher's unjust death. Plato's brilliance as a writer and thinker can be witnessed 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. They have historically been used to teach philosophy, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, and other subjects about which he wrote. Other Books of Plato: . The Republic (-380) . Apology (-400) . Symposium (-400) . Charmides (-400) . Protagoras (-400) . Statesman (-400) . Ion (-400) . Meno (-400) . Crito (-400) . Laches (-400)

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2000.
• Seitenzahl: 438
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 604g
• ISBN-13: 9780521484435
• ISBN-10: 052148443X
• Artikelnr.: 20886884

Rezensionen

"[Griffith's] aim was to traslate the Greek text as if it were a conversation, and he has succeeded admirably." Library Journal