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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. Plato's Republic has influenced
Western philosophers for centuries, with its main focus on what
makes a well-balanced society and individual.
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The Republic (Paperback)
Plato; Foreword by Simon Blackburn; Translated by Benjamin Jowett
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Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale
Classics is a new series of essential works. From the musings of
intellectuals such as Thomas Paine in Common Sense to the striking
personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a
Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our
intellectual history through the words of the exceptional few.
Originating in approximately 380 BC, Republic is a Socratic
dialogue written by famed Greek philosopher Plato. Often referred
to as Plato's masterwork, Republic's central goal is to define the
ideal state. By conceptualizing this model state, Greeks believed
it would lead states formed with its principles in mind to function
the most efficiently and fairly, striving toward justice and the
greater good of society. This edition includes a foreword by
British American philosopher and Plato expert Simon Blackburn.
Widely read around the world by philosophy students and academics
alike, Plato's Republic is sure to pass on its invaluable lessons
and enlighten the next generation of thinkers.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. Plato's The Republic has influenced
Western philosophers for centuries, with its main focus on what
makes a well-balanced society and individual.
Is the first to present the historic background and numerous case
studies on Moebius topology in mathematics, astronomy, chemistry,
molecular medicine, physics and nanomaterials, literature, arts,
and architecture Covers research on Moebius strip
topology-controlled nanodevices for use in chemistry, biology,
physics, and material sciences, including aspects from modern
computer simulations for molecular design and engineering
Highlights case studies on Moebius topology from the 18th-19th
century up to the present years, taking examples from Europe,
America, Australia, and Asia Reports on how drug-delivery
techniques can be revolutionized through the development of
topologically protected ring-shaped nanoproteins, such as
Moebius-type cyclotides; the structural stability of such
bioengineered nanodevices allows for better drug transport across
the blood-brain barrier Reports on the spectacular modern
architecture of buildings and bridges inspired by Moebius strip
topology in Berlin, Amsterdam, Beijing, and Changsha Is richly
illustrated with excellent figures to accompany each chapter and
section Is authored by internationally renowned researchers in the
field of magnetic resonance spectroscopy on complex (bio)chemical
systems
The Symposium is Plato's dramatic masterpiece, his most perfect
work and arguably his most seminal dialogue. Its influence on the
minds of Europe, from Plotinus to Proust, is everywhere in
evidence. Yet today when we talk of Platonic love we are not near
Plato's conception. This translation aims to recover the sense of
Plato's original idea.
The newest deluxe edition in the bestselling Capstone Classics
Series
This ancient classic has had a make-over. In recent years these
Capstone Classic deluxe editions have caught the book buying
public's imagination. The volumes of international bestsellers such
as Think and Grow Rich and The Art of War have quickly become the
market leaders. Now Plato's best known work, one of the most
intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and
political theory, has been brought to life in this luxury,
hardback, keep-sake edition.
This edition includes: Plato's plans for a perfect society
characterised by a blend of wisdom, courage, self-discipline and
justiceLessons to learn about living according to eternal truths,
instead of existing simply for survival and pleasureA new
introduction by Tom Butler Bowdon, the classic personal development
expert
'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing.'
Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy,
Socrates' Defence details the final plea of Plato's beloved mentor.
Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th
birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and
diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and
across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over
Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del
Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are
stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays
satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives
of millions. Plato (474 BC-347 BC). Plato's works available in
Penguin Classics are Republic, The Last Days of Socrates, The Laws,
Phaedrus, Protagoras and Meno, Timaeus and Critias, Theaetetus,
Early Socratic Dialogues, The Symposium and Gorgias.
The Interdisciplinary Future of Engineering Education discusses the
current state of engineering education and addresses the daily
challenges of those working in this sector. The topics of how to do
a better job of teaching a specific audience, how to facilitate
learning and how to prepare students for their future careers are
extensively covered, and innovative solutions are proposed
throughout. This unique book brings together a breadth of
expertise, attested by the broad backgrounds of the experts and
educational practitioners contributing to this volume, to lay the
foundations for the future direction with the improvement of
education of engineers in mind. This collaborative effort by a
group of uniquely placed educational practitioners provides
guidance on the status of current engineering education and lays
the foundations for its future direction. The reasons 'why we
teach', 'what we teach', 'how we teach', 'when we teach', 'where we
teach' and 'who teaches' are all re-examined in a new light and
ideas and solutions are proposed and evidentially supported. The
book sets out ideas for the need to develop a systemic and
interdisciplinary approach to the education of future engineers on
a model of student-based learning. This book will be of great
interest to academics and educational researchers in the fields of
engineering education and higher education. It will also appeal to
higher education policymakers, educators, and university teachers.
The second edition of Five Dialogues presents G. M. A. Grube's
distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for Plato,
Complete Works . A number of new or expanded footnotes are also
included along with an updated bibliography.
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Republic (Paperback, New edition)
Plato; Translated by John Llewelyn Davies, David James Vaughan; Introduction by Stephen Watt; Series edited by Tom Griffith
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Translated by John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughan. With an
Introduction by Stephen Watt. The ideas of Plato (c429-347BC) have
influenced Western philosophers for over two thousand years. Such
is his importance that the twentieth-century philosopher A.N.
Whitehead described all subsequent developments within the subject
as foot-notes to Plato's work. Beyond philosophy, he has exerted a
major influence on the development of Western literature, politics
and theology. The Republic deals with the great range of Plato's
thought, but is particularly concerned with what makes a
well-balanced society and individual. It combines argument and myth
to advocate a life organized by reason rather than dominated by
desires and appetites. Regarded by some as the foundation document
of totalitarianism, by others as a call to develop the full
potential of humanity, the Republic remains a challenging and
intensely exciting work.
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 four works in this volume recount the circumstances of
Socrates' trial and execution in 399 BC. In Euthyphro, set in the
weeks before the trial, Socrates and Euthyphro attempt to define
holiness. In Apology, Socrates answers his accusers at trial and
unapologetically defends his philosophical career. In Crito, a
discussion of justice and injustice explains Socrates' refusal of
Crito's offer to finance his escape from prison. And in Phaedo,
Socrates discusses the concept of an afterlife and offers arguments
for the immortality of the soul. This edition, which replaces the
original Loeb edition by Harold North Fowler, offers text,
translation, and annotation that are fully current with modern
scholarship.
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 three works in this volume, though written at
different stages of Plato's career, are set toward the end of
Socrates' life (from 416) and explore the relationship between two
people known as love (eros) or friendship (philia). In Lysis,
Socrates meets two young men exercising in a wrestling school
during a religious festival. In Symposium, Socrates attends a
drinking party along with several accomplished friends to celebrate
the young tragedian Agathon's victory in the Lenaia festival of
416: the topic of conversation is love. And in Phaedrus, Socrates
and his eponymous interlocutor escape the midsummer heat of the
city to the banks of the river Ilissus, where speeches by both on
the subject of love lead to a critical discussion of the current
state of the theory and practice of rhetoric. This edition, which
replaces the original Loeb editions by Sir Walter R. M. Lamb and by
Harold North Fowler, offers text, translation, and annotation that
are fully current with modern scholarship.
Famous philosophical treatise of the fourth century b.c. concerns itself chiefly with the idea of justice, as well as such Platonic theories as that of ideas, the criticism of poetry, and the philosopher's role. Source of the famous cave myth and prototype for other imaginary commonwealths, including those of Cicero, St. Augustine, and More. Benjamin Jowett translation.
This edition includes a select bibliography, a synopsis of each
book, a glossary of terms, a glossary and index of names, and a
general index. "Reeve's new translation of Republic is the one to
order for students. . . . Reeve draws on his thorough understanding
of Plato's central work to provide an informed translation and
properly brief supporting apparatus. A highlight is the concise,
substantive Introduction that usefully encapsulates much of Reeve's
own scholarship." -P.W. Wakefield, in CHOICE
Dieses Lehrbuch vermittelt grundlegende Kenntnisse zu den
wichtigsten Themen der numerischen Mathematik. Dazu gehören
jeweils Algorithmen, Fehlerabschätzungen und Fragen der
arithmetischen Komplexität. Zahlreiche kleine Anwendungsbeispiele,
Abbildungen, Pseudo-Codes, numerische Illustrationen und einfache
Rechenbeispiele unterstützen die Lektüre. Das Lehrbuch ist sowohl
als Begleittext für einführende Vorlesungen über Numerik als
auch im Selbststudium einsetzbar. Auf die Präsentation von
Beweisen mathematischer Aussagen wird größtenteils
verzichtet. In der Springer Nature Flashcards-App
stehen circa 140 Multiple-Choice- und Lückentext-Fragen zur
Verfügung, mit der die erworbenen Kenntnisse überprüft werden
können. Zielgruppe: Studierende und Hochschulabsolvierende der
Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften sowie der Mathematik und
Informatik an Universitäten und Fachhochschulen.
The Interdisciplinary Future of Engineering Education discusses the
current state of engineering education and addresses the daily
challenges of those working in this sector. The topics of how to do
a better job of teaching a specific audience, how to facilitate
learning and how to prepare students for their future careers are
extensively covered, and innovative solutions are proposed
throughout. This unique book brings together a breadth of
expertise, attested by the broad backgrounds of the experts and
educational practitioners contributing to this volume, to lay the
foundations for the future direction with the improvement of
education of engineers in mind. This collaborative effort by a
group of uniquely placed educational practitioners provides
guidance on the status of current engineering education and lays
the foundations for its future direction. The reasons 'why we
teach', 'what we teach', 'how we teach', 'when we teach', 'where we
teach' and 'who teaches' are all re-examined in a new light and
ideas and solutions are proposed and evidentially supported. The
book sets out ideas for the need to develop a systemic and
interdisciplinary approach to the education of future engineers on
a model of student-based learning. This book will be of great
interest to academics and educational researchers in the fields of
engineering education and higher education. It will also appeal to
higher education policymakers, educators, and university teachers.
This volume contains English translations of Gödel's chapters on
logicism and the antinomies and on the calculi of pure logic, as
well as outlines for a chapter on metamathematics. It also
comprises most of his reading notes. This book is a
testimony to Gödel's understanding of the situation of
foundational research in mathematics after his great discovery, the
incompleteness theorem of 1931. It is also a source for his views
on his logical predecessors, from Leibniz, Frege, and Russell to
his own times. Gödel's "own book on foundations," as he called it,
is essential reading for logicians and philosophers interested in
foundations. Furthermore, it opens a new chapter to the life and
achievement of one of the icons of 20th century science and
philosophy.
This edition includes a select bibliography, a synopsis of each
book, a glossary of terms, a glossary and index of names, and a
general index. **Please note that the hardcover edition does not
include a dust jacket. "Reeve's new translation of Republic is the
one to order for students. . . . Reeve draws on his thorough
understanding of Plato's central work to provide an informed
translation and properly brief supporting apparatus. A highlight is
the concise, substantive Introduction that usefully encapsulates
much of Reeve's own scholarship." -P.W. Wakefield, in CHOICE
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Plato: Meno (Paperback)
Plato; Translated by Peter Kalkavage, Eric Salem, Eva Brann
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ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP
In these influential dialogues--Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno,
Phaedo, Symposium--Plato employs the dialectic method to examine
the trial and death of his mentor, Socrates, and address the
eternal questions of human existence.
THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES:
- A concise introduction that gives the reader important background
information
- A chronology of the author's life and work
- A timeline of significant events that provides the book's
historical context
- An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's
own interpretations
- Detailed explanatory notes
- Critical analysis and modern perspectives on the work
- Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group
interaction
- A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the
reader's experience
Simon & Schuster Enriched Classics offer readers affordable
editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and
insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched
Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the
world's finest books to their full potential.
Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholars--many
commissioned especially for this volume--are presented here in the
first single edition to include the entire surviving corpus of
works attributed to Plato in antiquity. In his introductory essay,
John Cooper explains the presentation of these works, discusses
questions concerning the chronology of their composition, comments
on the dialogue form in which Plato wrote, and offers guidance on
approaching the reading and study of Plato's works. Also included
are concise introductions by Cooper and Hutchinson to each
translation, meticulous annotation designed to serve both scholar
and general reader, and a comprehensive index. This handsome volume
offers fine paper and a high-quality Smyth-sewn cloth binding in a
sturdy, elegant edition.
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