The Dialogues of Plato Translated into English with Analyses and Introductions (In Four Volumes)

B. (Benjamin) Jowett

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1887

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Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1887. Hardcovers. Edition/Printing not stated. Books are tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the first blank page of all four volumes and for pencil underlining in Vol 1 throughout and in Vol 3 in the first 1/3rd of volume. Book Condition: Very Good; bumping to heads and tails; light shelfwear to heads, tail, and tips. No DJs. Green pebbled cloth boards and spines with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Clean internals except where noted. Inner hinges on all volumes are sound and not cracked or split. 2507 pp in total (681 pp in Vol1, 607 pp in Vol2, 599 pp in Vol3, 620 pp in Vol4) 8vo. It?s hard to overstate Plato?s influence on the West?s philosophical heritage and its civilization. As the first philosopher whose works survived to the present day, his writings and ideas are often characterized as the starting point of Western philosophy. Nor was his influence confined to the modern form of philosophy?Plato also affected political, religious, and spiritual thinkers, including early Christian theologians. Plato?s works are written as dramatic dialogues. His focus is often on following the argument itself?the ?dialectic??rather than working toward a specific conclusion. His mentor, Socrates, is frequently the principal speaker, but scholars still debate whether Plato was expressing Socrates? views or merely using Socrates as a mouthpiece for his own ideas. In general, there are forty-five major works attributed to Plato, and all but one are dialogues. Modern scholars agree that roughly half of those were definitely written by him, some of those are definitely forgeries, and the rest they?re still unsure about. In this translation Jowett includes all but one of the works that modern scholars agree are authentic, along with an appendix of selected spurious dialogues. A clean very presentable set of books. No International Shipping. Priority mailing will require additional postage.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dialogues of Plato Translated into English with Analyses and Introductions (In Four Volumes)
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1887
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Autobiography
  • The Ancient World
  • Literature/Poetry