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Republic, Plato's best known and most frequently read dialogue,
although receiving a flood of translations and philosophical
analysis over the last 100 years, has in recent times been quite
short of detailed commentaries. In particular, a full edition of
the introductory sections of the dialogue, representing, probably,
a single papyrus roll in the original text (the division into our
'Books' came later), has not been attempted for more than fifty
years. In that period scholarship has moved on, and this edition
aims to take into account recent developments in the study of
Plato's literary style as well as of his ideas. The arguments have
always been of great interest to philosophers, especially the
sophist Thrasymachus' clash with Socrates in defending injustice as
the most profitable life-choice (which of them wins the argument?).
But there is a great deal more to this introduction than abstract
ideas; Plato chooses to begin his great work by staging a dramatic
debate, arising out of a social meeting between Socrates and
friends in the Athenian port of the Piraeus during a religious
festival. The case against justice as a state of affairs leading to
eudemonia ('happiness') is put with great force and humour, not to
mention bad temper, and in the cut-and-thrust of argument and the
clash of personalities, Plato brings vividly to life the cultural
and social world of his times and the crucial issues at stake for
his contemporaries. He also puts as effectively as possible the
adversarial case which Socrates has to answer in the rest of
Republic. This edition is aimed principally at readers without
Greek; however, following the main purpose of the Series, a
spectrum of needs is catered for, ranging from those studying
through the original text to those working with the translation.
Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and
commentary.
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Gorgias (Paperback, Revised)
Plato; Edited by Chris Emlyn-Jones; Translated by Walter Hamilton
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R270
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Taking the form of a dialogue among Socrates, Gorgias, Polus,
and Callicles, the Gorgias debates crucial questions about the
nature of government. While the aspiring politician Callicles
propounds the view that might is right, and the rhetorician Gorgias
argues that oratory and the power to persuade represent "the
greatest good," Socrates insists on the duty of politicians to
consider the welfare of their citizens--a duty he believed had been
dishonored in the Athens of his time. The dialogue offers
fascinating insights into how classical Athens was governed and
creates a theoretical framework that has been highly influential on
subsequent political debate.A revised edition of Walter Hamilton's
distinguished translation, with new editorial materialIncludes
chronology, glossary, index, and suggestions for further
reading
Republic, Plato's best known and most frequently read dialogue,
although receiving a flood of translations and philosophical
analysis over the last 100 years, has in recent times been quite
short of detailed commentaries. In particular, a full edition of
the introductory sections of the dialogue, representing, probably,
a single papyrus roll in the original text (the division into our
'Books' came later), has not been attempted for more than fifty
years. In that period scholarship has moved on, and this edition
aims to take into account recent developments in the study of
Plato's literary style as well as of his ideas. The arguments have
always been of great interest to philosophers, especially the
sophist Thrasymachus' clash with Socrates in defending injustice as
the most profitable life-choice (which of them wins the argument?).
But there is a great deal more to this introduction than abstract
ideas; Plato chooses to begin his great work by staging a dramatic
debate, arising out of a social meeting between Socrates and
friends in the Athenian port of the Piraeus during a religious
festival. The case against justice as a state of affairs leading to
eudemonia ('happiness') is put with great force and humour, not to
mention bad temper, and in the cut-and-thrust of argument and the
clash of personalities, Plato brings vividly to life the cultural
and social world of his times and the crucial issues at stake for
his contemporaries. He also puts as effectively as possible the
adversarial case which Socrates has to answer in the rest of
Republic. This edition is aimed principally at readers without
Greek; however, following the main purpose of the Series, a
spectrum of needs is catered for, ranging from those studying
through the original text to those working with the translation.
Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction and
commentary.
This edition of Plato's "Laches" is part of the "Bristol Classical
Press Greek Texts" series.
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