A vivid and timely new translation of Plato’s Apology, in which Socrates defends his pursuit of truth, no matter the consequencesFree speech is back at the center of political and cultural debate, amid intense arguments over censorship on campus, in government, and in everyday life. How to Speak Freely offers a timeless and essential exploration of free speech through a lively new translation of Plato’s Apology, perhaps the most famous an...

**"The Platonic Forms of the Platonic dialogues."—Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of Plato at the GoogleplexFor the first time in paperback, the landmark one-volume edition of the complete writings of Plato**This classic one-volume edition of the complete writings of Plato is now available in paperback for the very first time. The editors, Edith Hamilton and Huntington Cairns, chose the contents from the work of the best modern British and American translators....

A vivid and timely new translation of Plato’s Apology,in which Socrates defends his pursuit of truth, no matter the consequencesFree speech is back at the center of political and cultural debate, amid intense arguments over censorship on campus, in government, and in everyday life. How to Speak Freely offers a timeless and essential exploration of free speech through a lively new translation of Plato’s Apology, perhaps the most famous and...

A comprehensive collection of the dialogues of Plato, one of the founding figures of Western philosophy. This edition gathers his most influential works, including The Republic, The Symposium, Phaedo, Apology, Crito, and many others, presenting Socrates' method of inquiry into justice, love, knowledge, and the nature of reality. Essential reading for anyone interested in ethics, politics, metaphysics, and the origins of philosophical thought, this collection offers a complete window into t...

Originally curated by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot as a complete liberal education in fifty volumes, the Harvard Classics gathers philosophy, science, literature, and history into a single indispensable library. Plato's dialogues and Marcus Aurelius's meditations sit alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, Francis Bacon's essays, Charles Darwin's scientific writing, and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, tracing the foundations of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern age. Homer...

Enter the philosophical world of Plato, where questions about truth, justice, knowledge, and the good life have no easy answers. The Complete Works of Plato brings together the philosophical writings attributed to Plato, one of the foundational thinkers of Western philosophy and a student of Socrates. Written primarily in the form of dialogues, Plato's works explore profound questions through conversations between Socrates and other thinkers, politicians, students, and citizens. Rather tha...

For more than two thousand years, The Republic has challenged readers to reconsider the nature of justice, truth, leadership, and the ideal society.Written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, this timeless dialogue follows the teachings of his mentor, Socrates, as he explores profound questions that remain as relevant today as they were in classical Athens. What is justice? Who should govern? Can power exist without corruption? And what responsibilities do individuals owe to so...

Build a personal library of ideas that have guided leaders, thinkers and seekers for centuries. The Essential Ancient Wisdom Library brings together ten complete works of philosophy, Stoicism, strategy and self-mastery in one accessible volume. Read Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus alongside Plato, Laozi, Sun Tzu, Miyamoto Musashi, Machiavelli, Nietzsche and James Allen. Move from inner discipline and ethical reflection to political insight, strategic thinking and purposeful living th...

Build a personal library of ideas that have guided leaders, thinkers and seekers for centuries. The Essential Ancient Wisdom Library brings together ten complete works of philosophy, Stoicism, strategy and self-mastery in one accessible volume. Read Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus alongside Plato, Laozi, Sun Tzu, Miyamoto Musashi, Machiavelli, Nietzsche and James Allen. Move from inner discipline and ethical reflection to political insight, strategic thinking and purposeful living th...

Build a personal library of ideas that have guided leaders, thinkers and seekers for centuries. The Essential Ancient Wisdom Library brings together ten complete works of philosophy, Stoicism, strategy and self-mastery in one accessible volume. Read Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus alongside Plato, Laozi, Sun Tzu, Miyamoto Musashi, Machiavelli, Nietzsche and James Allen. Move from inner discipline and ethical reflection to political insight, strategic thinking and purposeful living th...

Build a personal library of ideas that have guided leaders, thinkers and seekers for centuries. The Essential Ancient Wisdom Library brings together ten complete works of philosophy, Stoicism, strategy and self-mastery in one accessible volume. Read Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus alongside Plato, Laozi, Sun Tzu, Miyamoto Musashi, Machiavelli, Nietzsche and James Allen. Move from inner discipline and ethical reflection to political insight, strategic thinking and purposeful living th...

Build a personal library of ideas that have guided leaders, thinkers and seekers for centuries. The Essential Ancient Wisdom Library brings together ten complete works of philosophy, Stoicism, strategy and self-mastery in one accessible volume. Read Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus alongside Plato, Laozi, Sun Tzu, Miyamoto Musashi, Machiavelli, Nietzsche and James Allen. Move from inner discipline and ethical reflection to political insight, strategic thinking and purposeful living th...