Euthyphro. Apology. Crito. Phaedo. Phaedrus

614 Pages·2005·30.98 MB·English

by  Plato

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PLATO, the great philosopher of Athens,
was born in 427 BC. In early manhood an
admirer of Socrates, he later founded the
famous school of philosophy in the grove
Academus. Much else recorded ofhis life
is uncertain; that he left Athens for a time
after Socrates' execution is probable; that
later he went to Cyrene, Egypt, and Sicily
is possible; that he was wealthy is likely;
that he was critical of 'advanced' democ-
racyisobvious. Helivedtobe 80 yearsold.
Linguistic tests including those of com-
puterscience stilltryto establishthe order
ofhis extantphilosophical dialogues, writ-
ten in splendid prose and revealing Socra-
tes' mind fused with Plato's thougoht.
In Laches, Charmides, and Lysis, Socrates
and others discuss separate ethical concep-
tions. Protagoras, Ion, and Meno discuss
whether rioghteousness can be taugoht. In
Gorgias,Socratesisestrangedfromhiscity's
thought, and his fate is impending. The
Apology (not a dialogue), Crito, Euthyphro,
andtheunforgettablePhaedorelatethetrial
and death of Socrates and propound the
immortalityofthesoul. InthefamousSym-
posium and Phaedrus,writtenwhen Socrates
wasstillalive,wefindtheoriginandmean-
ing of love. Cratylus discusses the nature
of language. The great masterpiece in
ten books, the Republic, concerns righ-
teousness (and involves education, equal-
ity of the sexes, the structure of society,
and abolition of slavery). Of the six so-
calleddialecticaldialoguesEuthydemusdeals
with philosophy; metaphysical Parmenides is
Continuedon backflap
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PLATO
EUTHYPHRO APOLOGY
CRITO PHAEDO PHAEDRUS
WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY
HAROLD NORTH FOWLER
INTRODUCTION BY W. R. M. LAMB
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
LONDON, ENGLAND
Firstpublished1914
Reprinted1917, 1919, 1923, 192,5, 192(8', 19.33, I
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CONTENTS
PREFACE
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INTRODUCTION
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
xxi
EUTHYPHRO
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THE APOLOGY
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CRITO
147
PHAEDO
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PHAEDRUS
405
INDEX 581

PREFACE
THE Greek text in this volume is based upon that
of Schanz, and all variations from his readings are
noted in the margin at the foot of the page. In
some cases deviations from the reading of the manu-
scripts have been noted, even when adopted by
Schanz. Intheintroductionstotheseparatedialogues
no attempt has been made to discuss the philosophy
ofPlato or to do anything more than to supply such
information as is needed for the intelligent reading
ofthese particular dialogues. For further discussion
and information the reader is referred tothe General
Introduction by Mr. W. R. M. Lamb, of Trinity
College, Cambridge.
HAROLD N. FOWLER.
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