Thats why,in order to spare your time and effort, i decided to collect all of platos work in a single volume,which i hope is the most complete and precise compilation of the corpus platonicum available in ebook format. The modern standard complete english edition is the 1997 hackett plato, complete works, edited by john m. Complete works plato, d s hutchinson, john m cooper. They are always reliable, and in most cases the best available. It is the one volume of plato every student of philosophy will want at her or his side. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read complete works. The important question one may ask is what makes this collection of plato s works particularly special compared to the almost unlimited number of translations already available. The translations are all modern, easy to read and yet precise. The most important publishing event in platonic translation is the complete works edited by cooper and hutchinson. In his introductory essay, john cooper explains the presentation of these works, discusses questions concerning the chronology of their composition, comments on. The dialogues of plato 42827 34847 bce translated by benjamin jowett etexts prepared for this edition by antonio gonz. Complete works from hackett is an important and very welcome addition to our resources for studying plato. In his introductory essay, john cooper explains the presentation of these works, discusses questions concerning the chronology of their composition, comments.
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