Dialogues of Plato
Translated into English, with Analyses and Introduction

Volume 4 of this 1871 work represents an important contribution to the study of Plato in the English-speaking world.

Benjamin Jowett (Edited and translated by)

9781108012133, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 November 2010

640 pages
21.6 x 14 x 3.6 cm, 0.8 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'. In this final volume, Plato's last dialogue, the Laws, is presented together with an introduction by Jowett. Three pieces of questionable authorship also appear in an appendix. 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
Laws
Appendix
Indexes.

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