Alfred North Whitehead once said, “the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” 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. Over time, opinion on which works attributed to Plato were definitely written by him has changed; the only work that modern scholars believe is authentic that Jowett doesn’t include in this collection is “Hippias Major.” This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Eryxias by Plato is a spurious Socratic dialogue. It is set in the Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios, and features Socrates in conversation with Critias, Eryxias, and Erasistratus (nephew of Phaeax). The dialogue concerns the topic of wealth and virtue. The position of Eryxias that it is good to be materially prosperous is challenged when Critias argues that having money is not always a good thing. Socrates then shows that money has only a conventional value.

This unique collection of Plato's complete works has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Plato (428/427 BC - 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece. He was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Table of contents: Early works: Apology Crito Charmides Euthyphro First Alcibiades Greater Hippias Lesser Hippias Ion Laches Lysis Middle works: Cratylus Euthydemus Gorgias Menexenus Meno Phaedo Protagoras Symposium Republic Phaedrus Parmenides Theaetetus Late works: Timaeus Critias Sophist Statesman Philebus Laws Pseudonymous works (traditionally attributed to Plato, but considered by virtually all modern authorities not to have been written by him): Epinomis Second Alcibiades Hipparcus Rival Lovers Theages Cleitophon Minos Demoducus Axiochus On Justice On Virtue Sisyphus Eryxias Halcyon Letters There are also included a number of essays relating to various aspects of Plato's works.

A giant of the ancient literary world, Plato has shaped the works of many other great minds. This collection offers Plato’s complete works, including the apocrypha texts, as well as all of Plato’s original Greek texts. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Plato’s complete extant works, with relevant illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) Features: * ALL of the dialogues, with excellent formatting * ALL of the spurious works in English translation, including texts often missed out of other collections * individual contents tables for the longer dialogues, enabling you to navigate the texts with ease * concise introductions for all of the works, giving valuable contextual information * includes Plato’s epigrams and epistles * many of the translations have also appeared in the famous Loeb Classical Library editions of Plato * features translations by Benjamin Jowett * special Greek pronunciation pages – experience the true sound of Plato’s 2500 year-old wisdom! * numerous images relating to Plato, his works and the places he lived in * even includes a special criticism section, with scholarly works assessing Plato’s contribution to the philosophical world * boasts three biographies by classical writers – explore Plato’s adventurous life! * includes Diogenes Laërtius’ famous biography * scholarly ordering of texts, with a front no-nonsense master table of contents * UPDATED with improved texts and translations CONTENTS: The Dialogues EUTHYPHRO APOLOGY CRITO HIPPIAS MAJOR HIPPIAS MINOR FIRST ALCIBIADES CHARMIDES LACHES LYSIS ION PHAEDO CRATYLUS EUTHYDEMUS PROTAGORAS GORGIAS MENO MENEXENUS SYMPOSIUM THE REPUBLIC PHAEDRUS PARMENIDES THEAETETUS CLITOPHON TIMAEUS CRITIAS SOPHIST STATESMAN PHILEBUS LAWS The Spurious Works SECOND ALCIBIADES HIPPARCHUS THE RIVAL LOVERS THEAGES MINOS EPINOMIS SISYPHUS AXIOCHUS DEMODOCUS ERYXIAS HALCYON ON JUSTICE ON VIRTUE DEFINITIONS EPIGRAMS The Epistles LIST OF EPISTLES The Greek Texts PRONOUNCING ANCIENT GREEK LIST OF GREEK TEXTS The Criticism PLATO AND PLATONISM by Walter Horatio Pater INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY AND WRITINGS OF PLATO by Thomas Taylor Extract from ‘REPRESENTATIVE MEN’ by Ralph Waldo Emerson PLATO: LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF GREAT TEACHERS by Elbert Hubbard The Biographies PLATO: LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS by Diogenes Laërtius THE LIFE OF PLATO by Hesychius of Miletus THE LIFE OF PLATO by Olympiodorus

This carefully crafted ebook: "Plato: The Complete Works" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Plato (428/427 BC - 348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece. He was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Table of contents: Early works: Apology Crito Charmides Euthyphro First Alcibiades Greater Hippias Lesser Hippias Ion Laches Lysis Middle works: Cratylus Euthydemus Gorgias Menexenus Meno Phaedo Protagoras Symposium Republic Phaedrus Parmenides Theaetetus Late works: Timaeus Critias Sophist Statesman Philebus Laws Pseudonymous works (traditionally attributed to Plato, but considered by virtually all modern authorities not to have been written by him): Epinomis Second Alcibiades Hipparcus Rival Lovers Theages Cleitophon Minos Demoducus Axiochus On Justice On Virtue Sisyphus Eryxias Halcyon Letters There are also included a number of essays relating to various aspects of Plato's works.