30 of The Most Profound Quotes From Plato
by Justin Gammill: In history, there have been fewer minds more brilliant than that of the Greek philosopher, Plato.
Plato’s Wisdom On How To Live A Good Life
A Map For The Journey Of Life…
Lesser Hippias
It seems impossible to separate by any exact line the genuine writings of Plato from the spurious. The only external evidence to them which is of much value is that of Aristotle; for the Alexandrian catalogues of a century later include manifest forgeries.
Gorgias – Plato
by Plato, Translated by Benjamin Jowett: In several of the dialogues of Plato, doubts have arisen among his interpreters as to which of the various subjects discussed in them is the main thesis.
Critias – Plato
by Plato, Translated by Benjamin Jowett: The Critias is a fragment which breaks off in the middle of a sentence.
Introduction and Analysis of Plato Laws
The genuineness of the Laws is sufficiently proved (1) by more than twenty citations of them in the writings of Aristotle, who was residing at Athens during the last twenty years of the life of Plato,
Platonic Realism
“The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.”
Lysis, or Friendship – Plato
By Plato: A newly-erected Palaestra outside the walls of Athens.
Plato’s Lie In The Soul
by Joshua J. Mark; In his famous work Republic, Plato discusses the concept of the `True Lie’ or the `Lie in the Soul’.
Charmides, or Temperance
By Plato. Written 380 B.C.E. Translated by Benjamin Jowett: Yesterday evening I returned from the army at Potidaea, and having been a good while away, I thought that I should like to go and look at my old haunts.
Apology
By Plato, Translated by Benjamin Jowett: How you have felt, O men of Athens, at hearing the speeches of my accusers, I cannot tell;
The Republic: A Reader’s Guide
The Republic 1 (327a-336a). Introduction to the Problem of Justice.
