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Volume 1, Page 142 of the 1578 Stephanus edition of Plato, showing the opening of Theaetetus. Stephanus pagination is a system of reference and organization used in modern editions and translations of Plato (and less famously, Plutarch [citation needed]) based on the three-volume 1578 edition [1] of Plato's complete works translated by Joannes Serranus (Jean de Serres) and published by ...
The traditional division of the works of Plato into tetralogies was done by Thrasyllus of Mendes. [6] The list includes works of doubtful authenticity (in italic), as well as the Letters. 1st tetralogy Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo; 2nd tetralogy Cratylus, Theatetus, Sophist, Statesman; 3rd tetralogy Parmenides, Philebus, Symposium, Phaedrus
The Theaetetus (/ ˌ θ iː ɪ ˈ t iː t ə s /; Greek: Θεαίτητος Theaítētos, lat. Theaetetus) is a philosophical work written by Plato in the early-middle 4th century BCE that investigates the nature of knowledge, and is considered one of the founding works of epistemology.
Timaeus; Unlike the other speakers of the Critias, it is unclear whether Timaeus is a historical figure or not.While some classicists regard him as definitively historical, [4] others guess that "Plato's picture of him has probably borrowed traits from various quarters". [5]
The Apology of Socrates, by the philosopher Plato (429–347 BC), was one of many explanatory apologiae about Socrates's legal defence against accusations of corruption and impiety; most apologiae were published in the decade after the Trial of Socrates (399 BC). [5] As such, Plato's Apology of Socrates is an early philosophic defence of ...
What follows is a series of questions and answers, typical of Plato's earlier dialogues, featuring Socrates' famous method of dialectics. First, he asks Agathon whether it is reasonable for someone to desire what they already have, like for example someone who is in perfect health to wish he were healthy (200a-e).
Yes, the actual text at Diogenes 2.41 is uncertain, especially since its prima facie reading disagrees so plainly with Apology 36a; scholars have attempted to give it different renderings to try to mitigate this (see p. 151, John Burnet, Plato's Euthyprho, Apology of Socrates, and Crito). Thomas Brickhouse & Nicholas Smith say Diogenes' numbers ...
(The same translation with Stephanus numbers, side notes and full index.) Plato's Republic, translated by Paul Shorey (1935) annotated and hyperlinked text (English and Greek) at Perseus Project; The Republic public domain audiobook at LibriVox; Approaching Plato: A Guide to the Early and Middle Dialogues at Belmont University "Plato's Republic".