The Collected Dialogues of Plato: Including the Letters (Bollingen Series LXXI) 7th printing Edition

Edited by Huntington Cairns and Edith Hamilton, the book contains all of Plato's genuine dialogues and a number of works of less dubious authenticity. I recommend this for the scholar and the beginner alike.

THIS WAS A TEXTBOOK THAT I READ IN COLLEGE. IT CONTAINS VERY GOOD TRANSLATIONS OF THE DIALOGUES FROM GREEK INTO ENGLISH. IF YOU ARE STUDYING THE BEGINNINGS OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE WEST, THIS IS DEFINITELY A MUST HAVE. PLATO USES SOCRATES AS THE MAIN INTERLOCUTOR IN HIS DIALOGUES; PERHAPS HE'S GIVING US A STYLIZED VERSION OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. ARISTOPHANES IN ONE OF HIS PLAYS MAKES FUN OF SOCRATES' APPEARANCE, BUT THE YOUTH OF ATHENS SEEM TO HAVE REALIZED THAT SOCRATES WAS A TRUTH-SEEKER AND RALLIED ROUND HIM. THESE DIALOGUES SHOW US THE BEGINNINGS IN THE WEST OF THAT PHILOSOPHY BASED ON REALITY, AS OPPOSED TO THE BELIEF THAT ONE CAN ONLY KNOW ONESELF, BUT NEVER THE OBJECTIVE REALITY AROUND ONESELF. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN REALITY, START HERE! .

From A+ Phiosophy grad from BC, this is the best anthology out there by far

Book dealers are tings in themselves and that is a hard racket. this came as advertised with no gimmicks or excuses. My imagination was true to form and that is what was delivered, or, the custom of sentiment is magical because all readers have to digest the same indifference, philosophical and poetic by necessity.

Previous owner made marks in book.

Socrates' relentless cross-examination of his fellow-Athenians makes me wonder sometimes why they didn't poison him sooner, but it certainly is fascinating in the meanwhile. People with the urge to understand should read these dialogues.

great edition. I bought this for my son, who used to borrow my copy. this has a good introduction.

Plato needs a review? Really?