Plato.,

The trial and death of Socrates : four dialogues / Plato ; translated by Benjamin Jowett ; introduction by David Taffel. - xiii, 130 pages ; 21 cm.

"Originally published circa 365 BC"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130).

The dialogues of Plato stand alongside the Bible and Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" as foundational texts of Western civilization. This title collects the works of Plato. It offers a point of entry into Plato's vast philosophy and a portrait of Plato's mentor, Socrates, one of the most uncompromising intellectuals in the pantheon of human history.

9780760762004 (paperback)


Socrates.

B358 / .J82 2004