Dialogues of Plato
Translated into English, with Analyses and Introduction

Volume 2 of this 1871 work represents an important contribution to the study of Plato in the English-speaking world.

Benjamin Jowett (Edited and translated by)

9781108012119, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 November 2010

666 pages
21.6 x 3.7 x 14 cm, 0.84 kg

One of the leading scholars and academic administrators of his time, Benjamin Jowett (1817–1893) was Master of Balliol College as well as Regius Professor of Greek and, for a time, vice-chancellor at Oxford University. Along with his achievements in the area of academic reform, Jowett is remembered for this four-volume translation of Plato's dialogues. Characterising Plato as the 'father of idealism', Jowett reminds readers that while 'he may be illustrated by the writings of moderns … he must be interpreted by his own, and by his place in the history of philosophy'. This second volume consists of Timaeus and Critias together with the well-known Republic; each dialogue is given a separate introduction. Jowett's work represents a towering achievement in the field of classical and philosophical studies that had important influence on the subsequent study of Plato.

Introduction
The Republic
Timaeus
Critias.

Subject Areas: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [HPCA]