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Plato: Complete Works
Plato
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Description for Plato: Complete Works
Hardcover. This edition includes the entire surviving corpus attributed to Plato in antiquity. In addition to the texts, it contains introductions to the works, discussion on the chronology of their composition, comments on the dialogue form in which Plato wrote, and guidance on reading and studying Plato. Editor(s): Hutchinson, D. S. Num Pages: 1838 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 2AHA; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1494.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
1386g
Number of Pages
1838
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872203495
SKU
V9780872203495
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About Plato
John M. Cooper is Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University.
Reviews for Plato: Complete Works
This is clearly the definitive edition in English of the Platonic writings. It replaces completely the Hamilton-Cairns collection. . . . The notes are at just the right level, and the index is very helpful. The translations are both readable and accurate. They are always reliable, and in most cases the best available. It is the one volume of ... Read more