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Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy, this book details the final plea of author's beloved mentor. More

"The Republic", Plato's masterwork, was first enjoyed 2,400 years ago and remains one of the most widely-read books in the world: as a foundational work of Western philosophy, and for the richness of More

Presents an account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BC). This title develops the Socratic belief in responsibility for one's self and shows Socrates living and dying under his philosophy. It focuses More

The trial and condemnation of Socrates for heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of Classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also develop More

Plato's dialogue Phaedo portrays Socrates in prison awaiting execution and discussing with his friends the fate of the soul after death. In this edition, consisting of introduction, text and commentar More

Catherine Rowett presents an in depth study of Plato's Meno, Republic and Theaetetus and offers both a coherent argument that the project in which Plato was engaging has been widely misunderstood and More

A major reassessment by a senior scholar of the whole of Plato's work and philosophical approach. His dialogues are not simple examples of philosophy in action but rather literary-philosophical artefa More

The Lysis is one of Plato's most engaging but also puzzling dialogues; it has often been regarded, in the modern period, as a philosophical failure. The full philosophical and literary exploration of More

A major reassessment by a senior scholar of the whole of Plato's work and philosophical approach. His dialogues are not simple examples of philosophy in action but rather literary-philosophical artefa More

"A clear and excellent treatment ...one of the best discussions to date. . . . a must."-ChoiceWilliam L. Rowe is Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. More

The Lysis is one of Plato's most engaging but also puzzling dialogues; it has often been regarded, in the modern period, as a philosophical failure. The full philosophical and literary exploration of More

The dating of the Phaedrus has been hotly debated: sometimes it has been counted among Plato's earliest works; sometimes with the dialogues of the 'middle' period (Phaedo, Symposium, Republic); someti More

In a new English translation by Christopher Rowe, this great classic of moral philosophy by Aristotle is accompanied here by an extended introduction and detailed line-by-line commentary by Sarah Broa More

This volume is an introduction to Plato's dialogues and the ideas they explore, so serving as a readable account of his writing for the uninitiated. It also gives guidance on the historical context in More

This book, first published in 2000, is a comprehensive treatment of the political thought of ancient Greece and Rome, beginning with Homer and ending in late antiquity. Written by a team of distinguis More

This new edition of Aristotle's Eudemian Ethics completes the task, begun by Walzer and Mingay's 1991 Oxford Classical Text edition, of restoring the corrupted text on the basis of a new understanding More