Euthydemus ; Gorgias / Plato ; edited and translated by Chris Emlyn-Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plato, author.

Contributor:

Emlyn-Jones, C. J., editor, translator.

Series:

Plato. English (Loeb classical library). 2013 ; Works. 2a.

Plato. Greek (Loeb classical library). 2013 ; Works. 2a.

Plato ; IIa [2a]

Loeb classical library ; LCL 561

Loeb classical library ; 561.

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Ethics--Early works to 1800.

Ethics.

Philosophy, Ancient--Early works to 1800.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Political science--Early works to 1800.

Political science.

Plato. Euthydemus.

Plato.

Plato. Gorgias.

Genre:

Early works

Physical Description:

xl, 512 pages ; 17 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2025.

Language Note:

Texts in Greek with English translations on facing pages; introductory material and notes in English.

Summary:

"Plato of Athens, who laid the foundations of the Western philosophical tradition and in range and depth ranks among its greatest practitioners, was born to a prosperous and politically active family circa 427 BC. In early life an admirer of Socrates, Plato later founded the first institution of higher learning in the West, the Academy, among whose many notable alumni was Aristotle. Traditionally ascribed to Plato are thirty-five dialogues developing Socrates' dialectic method and composed with great stylistic virtuosity, together with the 'Apology' and thirteen letters. The two dialogues in this volume, 'Euthydemus' and 'Gorgias,' probably date from the end of Plato's early period in the late 380s. They contrast Socrates' aims and methods with those of sophists, rhetoricians, and others who claimed the ability to teach excellence (aretē), while illustrating Socrates' own conception thereof not as worldly power or political success but as a personal search for wisdom leading to happiness. 'Gorgias' also contains a classic refutation of the 'might is right' philosophy represented by Callicles, a ruthless up-and-coming politician. This edition, which replaces the original Loeb editions by Sir Walter R.M. Lamb, offers text, translation, and annotation that are fully current with modern scholarship."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

General introduction

Chronology of Plato's life and works

Euthydemus

Gorgias.

Notes:

"General bibliography": pages xxxiii-xl.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contains:

Container of: Plato. Euthydemus. English. (Emlyn-Jones)

Container of: Plato. Euthydemus. Greek (Burnet)

Container of: Plato. Gorgias. English. (Emlyn-Jones)

Container of: Plato. Gorgias Greek. (Burnet)

Gorgias.

ISBN:

9780674997691

0674997697

OCLC:

1517863488